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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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The US tested the first atomic bomb in July 1945 in the desert at Alamogordo, New Mexico.

From BBC

As of last October, 28 chimps remained at Alamogordo, all of whom were moribund, the N.I.H. said in an email.

From New York Times

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

Republican state Sen. William Burt of Alamogordo urged colleagues to support the bill “because oil and gas won’t always be there for us.”

From Seattle Times

Stefani Lord of Sandia Park and John Block of Alamogordo accuses the governor of violating her oath of office to uphold the state and federal constitutions.

From Seattle Times