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manhattan project
the start of the Manhattan project was the start of nuclear war fare -
WW2
at the start of 1942 the world was already trapped in a world war. it was today the the Nazi's started the holocaust -
the battle at midway
the battle of midway was an important one because it allowed US planes a place to refuel. the battle actually took 3 days to gain control of a small island not far from Hawaii -
D-Day
it was on this day that the allied forces would make a huge push to gain ground on the coast of Normandy. -
hitlers suicide
this is considered by many people to be the end of the war in europe. shortly after the Nazi party of surrender -
first weapon test
this was the first test of nuclear weapons. this would show how deadly one could be -
the first ever atomic bomb used in war
this was the day that hiroshima was attacked by the first atomic bomb -
the second weapon of mass destruction
it was this day that Nagasaki would be bombed. the city was hit only after the pilot did not have eyes on his original target: Tokyo. -
ammo factory explode
a ammunition factory in the nether land explodes and kills 16. i was rumored that the cause for the explosion was unused ammo from WW2 that was unstable and dangerous. -
new director of the CIA
brigadier General Edwin K wright becomes the new director of the CIA -
first hydrogen bomb
after seeing the destruction of the atomic bomb the US decides to come up with something far deadlier; the hydrogen bomb -
first nuclear submarine
the US was the first country to launch a nuclear submarine. it wold prove to be an amazing tool in the navy's arsenal -
Castle bravo
with the testing of the first hydro nuclear weapon code named castle bravo. the test wold yield a 15 mega ton blast making it the most powerful weapon ever tested by the US
