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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 ...
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80 years later, victims of ‘first atom bomb’ will soon be eligible for reparations

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...
The Gazette

What you can do about nuclear weapons- 80 years after Trinity blast

It was 80 years ago on July 16 when a mysterious flash of light and a massive explosion rumbled in the New Mexico desert. Only a few people knew about it at the time, but the United States just ...
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 ...
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80 Years After the Trinity Atomic Blast, New Mexico’s Downwinders May Finally See Reparations

Eighty years after the Trinity Test brought nuclear fallout to their communities, New Mexico residents living downstream of the test may finally be eligible for long-sought reparations. In the early ...
Albuquerque Journal

Fascinating and multifaceted: 'Nuclear Family' tells the story of nuclear weapons and Los Alamos as told through one family

Ty Bannerman will read from and sign copies of “Nuclear Family: a memoir of the atomic west” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, as part of the Bad Mouth Reading Series at the q-Staff Theatre, 400 Broadway ...
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'Lord, these affairs are hard on the heart': How Manhattan Project scientists reacted to the world's first atomic bomb test

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The first atomic bomb was ...
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Trinity, 80 Years Later, Still Threatens a “Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall”

July 16 marked the 80th anniversary of the first atomic bomb explosion, at what the bomb’s creator, physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, called the Trinity Site in New Mexico. The harsh desert terrain had ...
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80 years after nuclear bomb tested in N.M., victims will get reparations

Trinity "downwinders" of New Mexico exposed to the first ever nuclear explosion are receiving recognition and compensation 80 years after the bomb was tested. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrest spoke with ...
The National Interest

80 Years Ago, the World Entered the Atomic Age

The Trinity test—the detonation of the world’s first nuclear bomb—was conducted 80 years ago as part of the Manhattan Project. Two years ago, the film Oppenheimer premiered in theaters and became an ...
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The nuclear test that scientists feared might ignite Earth’s atmosphere

J. Robert Oppenheimer led the scientific effort that created the world’s first atomic bomb during World War II. The Trinity test in 1945 produced an explosion equal to nearly 25,000 tons of TNT, ...
National Catholic Register

Archdiocese of Santa Fe Marks 80th Anniversary of First Nuclear Bomb Detonation

The bishops of the state will gather for private prayer at the site on July 16, the date on which the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The archdiocese said it ‘is fitting to ...