The first atomic bomb was detonated at 5:29:45 am on July 16, 1945 at Alamagordo, New Mexico.
The Manhattan Project test.
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Invasion of Atlanta?
General William Tecumseh Sherman began his destruction of Atlanta on September 1, 1864. The Union army had fought a series of battles with the Confederates in Georgia all through the summer, growing closer and closer to the city which fell on September 2.
General Sherman
First ATM?
The first Automatic Teller Machine that could dispense cash to customers opened on September 2, 1969 in Rockville Center, New York, a small town on Long Island. Their advertisement announced, “On Sept. 2 our bank will open at 9:00 and never close again.”
Hurricane Katrina?
Ten years ago on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the US Gulf Coast near New Orleans, LA. The hurricane had first made landfall on August 25 in southern Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. It then went out into the Gulf of Mexico and built strength before coming back across land in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane.
14th Amendment to the US Constitution Adopted?
It was passed by Congress in June 1866, was ratified on July 9, 1868, and was certified on July 28, 1868. This Amendment was pushed for by the Republicans who wanted to ensure that recently freed slaves were recognized as citizens of the United States.
Bible (Old Testament) Written?
The earliest books in the Old Testament are the Pentateuch. These are the first books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) and are attributed to Moses but appear to come from four different sources.
First Picture of Earth from Space?
In 1946, scientists launched rockets with camera that took the first photos of the Earth from space. The rockets went to a height of 65 miles – about ten times higher than commercial airlines fly now.
