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4 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.
14 hours ago · The blockbuster movie about J. Robert Oppenheimer might have left the impression that only New Mexico was involved in developing America’s atomic bomb. Hardly. Neighboring Nevada played a vital ...
5 days ago · Designated NMSRCP. 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 ...
- July 16, 1945, (78 years ago)
- United States
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- Trinity Site, New Mexico
2 days ago · Website. santafenm .gov. Santa Fe ( / ˌsæntə ˈfeɪ, ˈsæntə feɪ / SAN-tə FAY, - fay; Spanish: [santaˈfe]) is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. With a population of 87,505 at the 2020 census, it is the fourth-most populous city in the state. [5] It is also the county seat of Santa Fe County.
- 6,998 ft (2,133 m)
- Santa Fe
Apr 8, 2024 · Los Alamos, city, seat (1949) of Los Alamos county, north-central New Mexico, U.S. It lies on the Pajarito Plateau (elevation 7,300 feet [2,225 metres]) of the Jemez Mountains, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Santa Fe. The site was named Los Alamos (Spanish: “the cottonwoods”) by Ashley Pond, founder.
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1 day ago · The topographic map of New Mexico shows the location of the state's mountain ranges. (click the map to enlarge) New Mexico covers an area of 314,917 km² (121,590 sq mi), [ 1] making it the 5th largest US state. In comparison, it is about the size of Poland or slightly smaller than half the size of Texas. Mountains of New Mexico.
Apr 18, 2024 · After New Mexico was ceded to the United States (1848), Santa Fe became the capital in 1851 of the Territory of New Mexico and, in 1912, of the state. In 1862 the city was occupied for two weeks by Confederate forces under Gen. H.H. Sibley. The railroad arrived in 1880, and there were brief mining booms in the nearby mountains, but the city ...
