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Atomic Age Begins
!["Trinity" atomic device being positioned at White Sands, New Mexico - National Archives](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6qmefUED31qhk04bo1_500.gif ""Trinity" atomic device being positioned at White Sands, New Mexico - National Archives")
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.
Above: [“Jumbo” atomic device being positioned for “Trinity” test at Alamogordo, New Mexico.], 1945
Below: [“Trinity” explosion], 07/16/1945
Source: research.archives.gov
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