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![MilHistNow Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::576675214.png) Military History Now [@MilHistNow](/creator/twitter/MilHistNow) on x 195K followers
Created: 2025-07-16 05:00:00 UTC

On this day in 1945, the United States detonates history's first nuclear weapon. The top secret test is carried out in the New Mexico desert under the codename 'Trinity.' Just XX days later, Hiroshima is destroyed by the first of two atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan.

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XXXXXX engagements

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