On the day of the shot, five parties entered the ground zero area.Continuing The First Atomic Bomb,our selection from Project Trinity 1945-1946 by
The Atomic Bomb Detonates
Because the Allied conference in Potsdam, Germany, was about to begin and the President needed the results of the test as soon as possible, the
A Pre-Test Explosion
Three shelters, located approximately 9,150 meters (10,000 yards) north, west, and south of ground zero, were built for the protection of test
Historical Background of Project Trinity
What would be the extent and effects of such a nuclear chain reaction, or of the hazards of the resulting blast and radiation?Continuing The First
Captured
Today's installment concludes The Northfield Bank Job,our selection from The Story of Cole Younger by Cole Younger published in 1903.If you have
The Getaway
We had no time to wreck the telegraph office and the alarm was soon sent throughout the country.Continuing The Northfield Bank Job,our selection
Bank Robbery
“Get your guns, boys; they're robbing the bank.”Continuing The Northfield Bank Job,our selection from The Story of Cole Younger by Cole Younger
Times of the Judges
Today's installment concludes The Earliest Jews,our selection from Universal History: The Oldest Historical of Nations and Greece by Leopold von
Jews Occupy Palestine
Their position may rather be compared with the conquistas of the Spaniards on the Pyrenean peninsula, isolated districts destined to form the basis of