In his diary that night, Truman noted that he had been informed that the U. On April 24, Stimson and the army general in charge of the project, Leslie Groves, brought Truman a file full of reports and details on the Manhattan Project. They told Truman that although the U.
They discussed if, and with which allies, they should share the information and how the new weapon would affect U. Truman authorized the continuation of the project and agreed to form an interim committee that would advise the president on using the weapon.
Although the war in Europe ended in May , Stimson advised Truman that the bomb might be useful in intimidating Soviet leader Joseph Stalin into curtailing post-war communist expansion into Eastern Europe. On July 16, the team of scientists at the Alamogordo, New Mexico, research station successfully exploded the first atomic bomb. Truman gave Stimson the handwritten order to release when ready but not sooner than August 2 on July 31, The first bomb was exploded over Hiroshima on August 6, , and a second was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9.
The Japanese quickly surrendered. Although other nations have developed atomic weapons and nuclear technology since , Truman remains the only world leader to have ever used an atomic bomb against an enemy. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! The first books, ordered from London, arrived in and were stored in the U. Robert Oppenheimer. Glenn Seaborg. Email Print Text. When Truman took over as President, he had never heard about the program that was going on to build atomic bombs.
About three months after Truman became President, the Trinity Test took place. The Trinity Test was the code name given when the first atomic bomb was successfully blown up in the New Mexico desert. The Trinity Test proved that atomic bombs would work, if they were needed to be used in war. Having been told about the successful Trinity Test of an atomic bomb, President Truman decided to drop an atomic bomb on Japan on August 6, It was his hope that the power of the bomb and the damage it would cause might be enough for the Japanese to stop fighting and surrender.
It killed about 80, people when it blew up. Nearly two weeks later, his body The talks lasted until December 17, but ended inconclusively. On November 30, , the once proud Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers a devastating defeat after its commander, General John Bell Hood, orders a frontal assault on strong Union positions around Franklin, Tennessee. The loss cost Hood six of his finest generals and nearly a On November 30, , the Red Army crosses the Soviet-Finnish border with , men and 1, aircraft.
Helsinki was bombed, and 61 Finns were killed in an air raid that steeled the Finns for resistance, not capitulation. The overwhelming forces arrayed against Finland Live TV.
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