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Alamogordo

American  
[al-uh-muh-gawr-doh] / ˌæl ə məˈgɔr doʊ /

noun

  1. a city in S New Mexico: first atomic bomb exploded in the desert about 50 miles (80 km) NW of here, July 16, 1945.


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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

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

The official explanation for the blast was an explosion of ammunition at the nearby Alamogordo Air Base.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Present at the Alamogordo test range would be almost every high-level official of the Manhattan Project, from General Groves down.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik