-
Period: to
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
-
"The Gadget" is Developed
The Gadget was the first implosion powered fission nuclear bomb. The weapon started being build on July 12, 1945, continued to July 14, when the core was put in, and finished on July 15 when the detonator was installed. -
"Fat Man" is Built
There aren't any records on the internet of when the bomb used to blow up Nagasaki was build but it was very close to the dates that the other two atomic weapons were made. -
"Little Boy" Was Built
In 1945 the gun powered nuclear fission bomb "Little Boy" was built as part the Manhattan Project to drop over Hiroshima. -
The Trinity Test
The Trinity Test took place on Trinity Site Zero in the Jornada del Muerto desert on July 16, 1945 at 5:29AM. It was the succsessful detonation of "The Gadget" and the start of nuclear weapons. -
Final Targets were Decided
The final targets for the bombings are decided as Hiroshima, Kokura and Nagasaki. -
Hiroshima Was Bombed
On the 6th of August, 8:15AM the B-29 Enola Gay dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. -
Nagasaki Was Bombed
