Today in History: July 16, Trinity nuclear weapon test

Today in History for July 16 highlights the 1945 U.S. detonation of the first experimental atomic bomb at Alamogordo, New Mexico, an event that reshaped global security. On the same day, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis departed Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California on a secret mission to deliver atomic bomb components to Tinian Island in the Marianas. The article also recalls other milestones: Washington, D.C. became the permanent U.S. government seat in 1790, and Marine Corps Maj. John Glenn set a transcontinental speed record in 1957 using a Vought F8U Crusader. It further notes major events spanning Apollo 11’s 1969 launch from Cape Kennedy and a 2015 conviction tied to the Aurora theater attack.