USA ended the second world war by dropping two nuclear bombs over Japan, the first one hitting Hiroshima. Three days later the second one hit Nagasaki, forcing Japan to surrender to the Americans.
Did you know Winston Churchill was a stoic? Stoicism is a way of life that concentrates on only one's self and what he can controll, and lets go of what you dont have controll over. Things you have no controll over are: how other people judges you, death etc. What you can controll is how you react to a situation, and your own choices.