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Trinity Site’s first atomic rehearsal blast occurred quietly on May 7, 1945

The first atomic bomb was tested 80 years ago at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. However, most of us are not familiar with the Trinity Site simulation explosion weeks earlier on May 7, 1945. The ...
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80 years later, victims of ‘first atom bomb’ will soon be eligible for reparations

A bright, blinding light flashed above New Mexico’s Jornada del Muerto desert at 5:30 a.m. on July 16, 1945. The thunderous roar that followed jolted 14-year-old Jess Gililland awake on the porch of ...
El Paso Times

OPINION: Trinity bomb test - risking doomsday they lit the match anyway

The U.S. scientists who tested the first atomic bomb, July 16, 1945, took the ultimate gamble of setting the atmosphere on fire and destroying all life on Earth. Even after the renowned physicist Hans ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Two Public Commemorations of the 80th Anniversary of the Trinity Test

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. July 16 marks the 80th anniversary of an event that changed the world forever: the Trinity atomic test, ...
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What happened when the Trinity test bomb detonated, from the creation of green glass to fallout that drifted over 1,000 miles

At approximately 5:30 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the world's first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexican desert. It was bright, hot, and loud. Scientists and military personnel crouched nearby in ...
WTTW

A New PBS Documentary Explores How the U.S. Government Tried to Cover Up the Effects of the Atomic Bomb

Bombshell shows how the government tried to minimize the effects of radiation and prevent independent reporting through ...
National Catholic Reporter

80 years after 'Trinity,' Catholic-hosted gathering calls to abolish nuclear weapons

Representatives of various groups, including one that earned a Nobel Peace Prize, gathered at an interfaith event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to call for nuclear disarmament worldwide. Hosted by the ...
KRQE Blogs

New memorial commemorates Trinity Test Downwinders

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – On this day, 80 years ago, the United States Military tested the first atomic bomb at the Trinity Site here in New Mexico. An event that would forever change the nature of warfare.
The Nation

We’re Still Living With the Decisions Made During the Trinity Tests

Eighty years after the first atomic weapons tests at Los Alamos, humanity has yet to fully reckon with the power of mass annihilation. A photograph of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, ...
The Oak Ridger

The first atomic bomb is dropped on Aug. 6, 1945; the opinions of Nichols, scientists

Barbara Scollin, grandniece of Major General Kenneth D. Nichols, continues her series on his life. Ample reasons, most notably leadership skills, personality traits and qualifications, led to choosing ...
Albuquerque Journal

In our backyard: 'Oppenheimer' film renews interest in beginning of Atomic Age

Four museums currently have exhibits regarding J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb. July 16, 1945. Seventy-eight years ago to be exact, the world’s first atomic bomb was ...