World | Nagasaki Nagasaki Marks 65th Anniversary Memorial emphasizes eliminating nuclear weapons By Polly Davis Doig Posted Aug 9, 2010 12:50 PM CDT Copied People attend a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the US atomic bomb attack in the waning days of World War II in Nagasaki, Southern Japan, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. (AP photo/Kyodo News) Bells tolled today as Nagasaki marked 65 years since the last time a nuclear weapon was dropped on a civilian population, reports the BBC, an attack that killed 70,000, leveled an entire city, and ultimately ended the last world war within a week. Though the US ambassador to Japan attended a similar ceremony for the first time three days ago in Hiroshima, John Roos did not attend today's service. Read These Next Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies That 'buy now, pay later' loan may soon hit your credit score. Cops: Arizona 5th graders drew up plot to 'end' a classmate. There's a problem with America's crash test dummies. Report an error