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4 days ago · Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Matt Damon as Leslie Groves walking through Los Alamos, past Trinity Drive. The original Los Alamos was built at a cost of $2 billion (or $42 billion in ...
1 day ago · December 20, 1968. Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. MWT [a] (11:29:21 GMT) on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project . The test was of an implosion-design plutonium bomb, nicknamed the "gadget", of the same design as the Fat Man bomb later detonated ...
- July 16, 1945, (78 years ago)
- Trinity Site, New Mexico
2 days 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 ...
- 1942–1946
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
5 days ago · Los Alamos County Manager Anne Laurent is pleased to announce the appointment of John Craig as the new deputy county manager, effective April 29. Craig joins Linda Matteson, who currently serves in the same capacity. Together they will share responsibilities to support Laurent in achieving the Council’s strategic goals and ensuring that the ...
5 days ago · THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE “Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
By KIRSTEN LASKEYLos Alamos Daily Postkirsten@ladailypost.com. After three days of hearings and discussions, the Los Alamos County’s budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 is approved. Tuesday night, County Council approved 6-1, with Councilor David Reagor opposed, a budget that totals $377,473,225. In addition, council approved the following: the ...
2 days ago · Circuit Counties District Attorney 1 Choctaw, Clarke, Washington: Stephen K. Winters (R) 2 Butler, Crenshaw, Lowndes: Charlotte M. Tesmer (D) 3 Barbour, Bullock: Ben ...
