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Created: 2025-07-16 04:52:00 UTC

On this day in 1945, the American cruiser USS Indianapolis sails from San Francisco for the tiny South Pacific island of Tinian. Secured in the warship's hold is a top secret cargo: the disassembled components of the Hiroshima bomb, codenamed "Little Boy."

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