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Atomic Age Begins
Trinity atomic device “Jumbo” being positioned at White Sands, New Mexico – National Archives
On July 16, 1945 the United States tested a nuclear device, code named “Trinity”, for the first time in White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico.
Left: [“Jumbo” atomic device being positioned for “Trinity” test at Alamogordo, New Mexico.], 1945
Right: [“Trinity” explosion], 07/16/1945
Source: research.archives.gov
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Rare color photograph of the first nuclear test at Trinity site, July 16, 1945. Blurriness is in the original photograph (done when color photography was still fairly new). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This is based on an earlier post, and is mostly an encore post.
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub 
I do not agree.
The atomic age started here:
http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/firstpile/firstpile_01.shtml
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