At approximately 5:30 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the world's first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexican desert. It was bright, hot, and loud. Scientists and military personnel crouched nearby in ...

A bright, blinding light flashed above New Mexico’s Jornada del Muerto desert at 5:30 a.m. on July 16, 1945. The thunderous roar that followed jolted 14-year-old Jess Gililland awake on the porch of ...

FILE - The first U.S. atom bomb explodes during a test in Alamogordo, N.M., July 16, 1945. The cloud went 40,000 feet in the air, as viewed by an automatic camera six miles away from the site. (AP ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The first atomic bomb was tested in the early hours of July 16, 1945, at Trinity Site in New ...

On July 16, 1945, and in the days and weeks that followed, newspapers in America missed what may well have been the scoop of the first half of the 20th century: The birth of the atomic bomb in the ...

Trinity "downwinders" of New Mexico exposed to the first ever nuclear explosion are receiving recognition and compensation 80 years after the bomb was tested. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrest spoke with ...

A number of social media posts in August 2025 shared a story about the civilian aftermath of America's rush to create the atomic bomb in 1945. According to the posts, a group of 13-year-old girls was ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On July 16, 1945, the Nuclear Age erupted ...

Four museums currently have exhibits regarding J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb. July 16, 1945. Seventy-eight years ago to be exact, the world’s first atomic bomb was ...

It was 80 years ago on July 16 when a mysterious flash of light and a massive explosion rumbled in the New Mexico desert. Only a few people knew about it at the time, but the United States just ...