Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What happened when the Trinity test bomb detonated, from the creation of green glass to fallout that drifted over 1,000 miles ...

We don't always get to pinpoint the exact moment the world changes. But when the New Mexico dawn was torn open at 5:29 am on 16 July 1945, it was, without a doubt, a pivotal moment in humanity's ...

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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 ...