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Drop the bomb. they exploded the bomb at the top of the tower. the first explosion of it kind ever on earth. the trinity site in new mexico the site of the first atomic bomb explosion. it was judged a great success. the big portly general, leslie gross, robert oppenheimer in his fe dora there got it done them manhattan project did what it was supposed to do. it was 70 years ago this summer july 16th 1945 when they set off the first nuclear blast. less than a month later they used them in war. a ...

>> when they dropped the first atomic bomb on earth, they did not drop it from a plane. they built a 100 foot tower, they hoisted it. they apparently put a bunch of mattresses on the ground in case they dropped it while they were trying to hoist it up there. they didnt accidentally drop it, they exploded that bomb at the top of the tower, the first explosion of its kind ever on earth. the trinity site. the site of the first atomic bomb explosion. it was judged a great success. leslie groves, rob...

That site opens to the public but just for one or two days a year. this past weekend is when it was opened for 2015. apparently more people went to the trinity test site this weekend than have ever gone out there before. its way, way out. there it is in south central new mexico north of el paso texas. the "new york times" reports more than 5,000 people trekked out there this saturday for opening day at trinity. thats a record. more people heading out there, 70 years on than ever before in the hi...

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 was opened for 2015. apparently more people went than have ever gone out there before.

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