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|caption=The explosion from the Trinity Test, 0.016 seconds after detonation. The fireball is 600 feet wide. The black specks silhouetted along the horizon are trees.

|caption=The explosion from the Trinity Test, 0.016 seconds after detonation. The fireball is 600 feet wide. The black specks silhouetted along the horizon are trees.

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*[[1769]] &ndash; Father [[Junipero Serra]] founds [[Mission San Diego de Alcalá]], the first mission in [[California]]. The mission later evolves into the city of [[San Diego, California|San Diego]].

*[[1769]] &ndash; Father [[Junípero Serra]] founds [[Mission San Diego de Alcalá]], the first mission in [[California]]. The mission later evolves into the city of [[San Diego]].

*[[1945]] &ndash; The [[Atomic Age]] begins when the United States successfully detonates (pictured) a [[plutonium]]-based test [[nuclear weapon]] at the [[Trinity site]] near [[Alamogordo, New Mexico]].

*[[1945]] &ndash; The [[Atomic Age]] begins when the United States successfully detonates (pictured) a [[plutonium]]-based test [[nuclear weapon]] at the [[Trinity site]] near [[Alamogordo, New Mexico]].

*[[1955]] &ndash; The original [[Disneyland Park (Anaheim)|Disneyland]] park opens in [[Anaheim, California]].

*[[1955]] &ndash; The original [[Disneyland]] park opens in [[Anaheim, California]].

*[[1957]] &ndash; United States Marine Major [[John Glenn]] flies a [[F-8 Crusader|F8U Crusader]] [[supersonic]] jet from [[California]] to [[New York (state)|New York]] in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds setting a new transcontinental speed record. Glenn would later be selected by [[NASA]] for training as an [[astronaut]] on account of his experience with supersonic flight.

*[[1957]] &ndash; United States Marine Major [[John Glenn]] flies a [[F-8 Crusader|F8U Crusader]] [[supersonic]] jet from [[California]] to [[New York (state)|New York]] in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds setting a new transcontinental speed record. Glenn would later be selected by [[NASA]] for training as an [[astronaut]] on account of his experience with supersonic flight.

*[[1999]] &ndash; [[John F. Kennedy Jr.]], his wife [[Carolyn Bessette Kennedy]], and sister-in-law [[Lauren Bessette]] are killed in a plane crash off the coast of [[Martha's Vineyard]]. The [[Piper Cherokee Six|Piper Saratoga]] aircraft was piloted by Kennedy.

*[[1999]] &ndash; [[John F. Kennedy Jr.]], his wife [[Carolyn Bessette Kennedy]], and sister-in-law [[Lauren Bessette]] are killed in a plane crash off the coast of [[Martha's Vineyard]]. The [[Piper Saratoga]] aircraft was piloted by Kennedy.

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The explosion from the Trinity Test, 0.016 seconds after detonation. The fireball is 600 feet wide. The black specks silhouetted along the horizon are trees.

  • 1945 – The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates (pictured) a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon at the Trinity site near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
  • 1955 – The original Disneyland park opens in Anaheim, California.
  • 1957 – United States Marine Major John Glenn flies a F8U Crusader supersonic jet from CaliforniatoNew York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds setting a new transcontinental speed record. Glenn would later be selected by NASA for training as an astronaut on account of his experience with supersonic flight.
  • 1999John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette are killed in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. The Piper Saratoga aircraft was piloted by Kennedy.
  • On this day for the United States

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