It began in the desert of New Mexico on July 16, 1945, with the first U.S. atomic test called Trinity. The device was comprised of 19,300 tons of TNT explosive. There was an intense light that brightened the distant mountains, a sudden wave of heat, and then a tremendous roar as the shock wave ec...

When the crew of the Engola Gay took off just before dawn on the morning of August 6, 1945, they carried with them a cargo that would change history and the lives of millions. The bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, and the attack on Nagasaki three days later, brought World War II to a stagg...

Creation to Destruction The atomic bomb ended a war of massive death and destruction, but began what is now known as the Atomic Age. At the time of the disasters in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the bomb appeared as a promise of peace to the entire world. It had ended a costly and gruesome war, beg...

The Decision of Disaster Harry S. Truman assumed the presidency on April 12, 1945 when America was already in war with Japan. United States and Japan wer...