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14 hours ago · Manhattan District The Trinity test of the Manhattan Project on 16 July 1945 was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Active 1942–1946 Disbanded 15 August 1947 Country United States United Kingdom Canada Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Garrison/HQ Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. Anniversaries 13 August 1942 Engagements Allied invasion of Italy Allied invasion of France Allied invasion of ...
3 hours ago · "It was the Grand Canyon of motorsports." Bob Day, grandson of Arthur Hauselman (right) with his partner Scott Wormell at the Indy 500 May 26, 2024. The love of the Indy 500 for Hauselman's family ...
14 hours ago · Passage between buildings A and B in the Technical Area As director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, Oppenheimer was no longer answerable to Compton, but reported directly to Groves. [80] He was responsible for the technical and scientific aspects of Project Y. [83] He assembled the nucleus of his staff from the groups that had been working for ...
4 hours ago · Ned's lips tightened into a frown as he quietly sighed. "Pass not through the gates of the city ruins or risk the fires of hell." His gaze fell back onto the campfire. "Yeah, sometimes I worry that we will discover what God has warned us to leave alone." After a few moments of silence, he stood up and stretched.
14 hours ago · September 1, 1974 (Sunday) Voting was held in Nicaragua for president and for the 70 seats of the Cámara de Diputados and the 30 seats of the Senado. President Anastasio Somoza Debayle won almost 92 percent of the vote and Edmundo Paguaga Irías received a little more than 8%. Under the national constitution, Somoza's Partido Liberal ...
