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(Part 1 of this two-part article told the story of how a simple traffic stop led Socorro city leaders to talk of seceding from New Mexico and the rest of the United States in 1953. Leaders of the so-called Free State of Socorro claimed that with no state or federal taxes, Socorro’s economy would boom while its population would more than triple. Even Life magazine ran a story about the rebel state and its prospects in June 1953.) Home Rule As with every secessionist movement, it soon became...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... In this historic photo, military personnel are seen moving “Jumbo” to Trinity Site. One of the concerns of the scientists who built the “Gadget” nuclear device that was detonated at Trinity Site in 1945, was that the bomb might not actually go off. In order to preserve the 13 pounds of pluton...

By New Mexico Museum of Space History • 4 hours ago Credit Trinity test marker Reservations for the October Trinity Site motor coach tour, hosted by the New Mexico Museum of Space History and International Space Hall of Fame Foundation, are now being taken through the museum’s website. The tour, which is pending current Department of Health restrictions due to the pandemic, is scheduled for Saturday, October 2, 2021. Trinity Site is where the world’s first atomic bomb was...

Bureau of Land Management and is republished here by permission. High above south-central New Mexico, satellite imagery shows a brown sea in arid Socorro County, broken up only by the Rio Grande, which splits the county and the state down the middle. Here in the northern reaches of the Chihuahuan Desert, it rains maybe 10 inches annually and the sun shines brightly 280 days a year. Zoom in a little closer near a town called San Antonio and the scene remains barren. Seventy-six years ago the U...

As New Mexico faces another historic dry spell, can desert agriculture remain viable?

Scott And Izraelevitz: A Time To Look For Bold Investments By The County Los Alamos County Councilors “I want a fun, walkable downtown with more restaurants and places to shop.” “I would like to downsize and live downtown.” “Commercial rents are too high. I would like to own my own business property.” We have heard these comments over and over again as each of us have met with local and potential residents, and with our small businesses. As County Councilors, it is our responsibilit...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... “The Scorpion’s Tail” has been ranked as high as No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller lists for Hardcover Fiction and for Combined Print and E-Book Fiction, co-author Douglas Preston said. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child know how to write thrillers in tandem. Many have...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... John Emde, Larry Sheffield’s grandfather, and mother, Jane, in the middle, from a personal collection. (Courtesy of Larry Sheffield) The development of the atomic bomb was deeply rooted in New Mexico. Last year was the 75th anniversary of the creation. Larry Sheffield, a New Mexico native filmmaker...

As the Japanese delegation stood on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, preparing to sign the documents that ended World War II, a large formation of Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers swooped low over Tokyo Bay as a reminder of the terrible destruction that had befallen their nation and turned Japan’s cities into ruins. It was a reminder the Japanese really did not need—the bombed-out rubble and steadily smoking crematories around the country were evidence e...

It was judged a great success. leslie groves robert oppenheimer, they got it done, right? the manhattan project did what it was supposed today do. and in less than a month later, they used them in war. a bomb of that type was dropped three days after a uranium based nuke was dropped on hiroshima. it was july 16th the first deployment of an atomic weapon in war was august 6th. now every year the trinity test site opens to the public but just for one or two days a year this past weekend is when it...