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The Manhattan Project Timeline

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    Fritz Strassmann and Otto Hahn discover the process of fission in uranium.
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    Once the findings were reported to Bohr, he reports on the Hahn-Strassman. This results into a meeting on theoretical physics in Washington D.C.
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    Albert Einstein alerts President Franklin D. Roosevelt on how important the research on chain reactions and the possibility that research might lead to developing powerful bombs.
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    Alexander Sachs discusses Einstein's letter with the President. Roosevelt decided to go with the plan and appoints Lyman J. Briggs head of the Advisory Committee on Uranium.
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    THe Uranium committee suggests that the government purchase graphite and uranium oxide for more fission research.
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    Franklin Roosevelt instructs Bush to find out if a bomb can be built and the cost of it. Bush then recieves permission to explore construction needs with the army.
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    Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
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    Scientist develop the first self-sustained nuclear chain reaction in Chicago.
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    President Roosevelt approces detailed plans for building production facilities and producing atomic weapons.
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    Bomb design begins at the place of Los Alamos.
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    Bomb models are soon tested.
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    Churchhill and Roosevelt meet in Hyde Park to sign an Aide Memoire. When they signed this, it meant that they pledged to continue bilateral research on atomic technology.
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    Tokyo is soon firebombed. This resulted in 100,000 casualties.
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    Tokyo is firebombed again. This resulted in 83,000 casualties.
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    Chiang Kai-Shek, Clement Atlee, and Truman issue the Potsdam Proclamation to the Japanese. This was a calling for Japan to surrencer unconditionally.
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    The Japanese refuse to surrender and the 509th Composite Group is ordered to attack Japan with an atomic bomb after August 3.
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    The gun model uranium bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. President Truman then announcese the raid to the Amercian Public.
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    The implosion model plutonium bomb is soon dropped on Nagasaki.
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    Japan Surrenders
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    Japan then signs the articles of surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri.