This is Summer of Trinity - a daily description of events in the summer of 1945, touching points around the world but centered (as that summer was) on the Trinity nuclear test.  This episode has daily events for the week ending Saturday July 14th, 1945.

 

Sunday, July 8,1945 - 8 Days Before Trinity

It is two months since the surrender of Germany.

The Utah prisoner of war massacre occurred just after midnight when an American soldier killed nine German prisoners of war and wounded twenty others at a camp in Salina, Utah.

Salina is about 150 miles from Salt Lake City and Fort Douglas.  

 

Monday, July 9,1945 - 7 Days Before Trinity

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_9,_1945

https://www.ednasjournal.com/post/july-9-1945-monday

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026164/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/science/staring-at-the-sun-as-it-disappeared.html

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2025/june/deak-and-little-boy 

https://www.atomicheritage.org/key-documents/dangers-accidental-detonations

 

 

Tuesday, July 10,1945 - 6 Days Before Trinity

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-01-mn-24352-story.html

 

 

Wednesday, July 11,1945 - 5 Days Before Trinity

Assembly of the Gadget begins.

https://www.atomicheritage.org/event/1945-july-11

 

Thursday, July 12,1945 - 4 Days Before Trinity

https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/truman-papers/correspondence-harry-s-truman-bess-wallace-truman-1921-1959/july-12-1945?documentid=NA&pagenumber=2

https://www.2020hindsight.org/2005/07/12/1945-plutonium-core-leaves-los-alamos/ (for the Trinity test site)

 

Friday, July 13,1945 - 3 Days Before Trinity

The Proving Ground was officially authorized by ASF Circular 269, July 13, effective July 9, 1945.

 

Saturday, July 14,1945 - 2 Days Before Trinity

https://farragutlife.com/mare-island/