Alamogordo
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Then we went on to the Trinity test site in Alamogordo, New Mexico, where, of course, that first atomic device was tested and that, believe me, was an unforgettable experience.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
The US tested the first atomic bomb in July 1945 in the desert at Alamogordo, New Mexico.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
It has been more than two decades since chimpanzee research came to a halt at the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico.
From New York Times • May 23, 2024
To do so, they turned to humanmade explosions of the magnitude of cosmic airbursts: nuclear tests conducted at the Alamogordo Bombing Range in New Mexico in 1945 and in Kazakhstan, in 1949 and 1953.
From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023
He selected a section of flat New Mexico desert near the Alamogordo Air Force Base.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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