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Events that took place in a remote area of New Mexico during the early morning hours of July 16, 1945 forever changed the world. The very powerful powers of the atom were first used and became reality.The test was the build up of three years' planning and development within the secret Manhattan Project which was led by General Leslie R. Groves. Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer directed the scientific team headquartered at Los Alamos, New Mexico. A remote corner of the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range located 230 miles south of Los Alamos was selected for the test that was given the code-name trinity. Before the bomb was tested a second bomb was secretly dispatched to the Pacific for an attack on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. "This will be remembered as the darkest day in history, "The bomb was dropped at 5:45 am on July 16 of 1945.

The Manhattan Project - named because the first team started working in Manhattan - was started before the war began at the urging of Einstein and other scientists. By 1944, they were developing an atomic weapon that would deliver a knockout blow to Nazi Germany.

General Leslie R. Groves Director of the Manhattan Engineer District which developed the atomic bomb. He had experience when he directed the construction of the Pentagon. He appointed J. Robert Oppenheimer to be the director of the Los Alamos laboratory.

Robert Oppenheimer He was born in April 22, 1904 and he died on February 18 of 1967. He was a theoretical physicist, best known for his role as the director of the Manhattan project and his effort to develop the first nuclear weapons.

Trinity Test The Trinity test was the first test of the atomic bomb. It happened on July 16, 1945 in Mexico and the project cost 2 billion dollars because they had to build all of the sites and because they also had to build the bomb and find a place to drop the bomb.