Day 129
Independence and Truman
October 1, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 59 °FHonestly my knowledge of history, American or world is horrible! That being said, I think if each student was to visit all the presidential library chronologically, they would have a fully realizedRead more
Traveler So you are so right....I have no real historical knowledge or perspective! I had no idea Truman authorized the dropping of the bomb, and that he was only in office bc Roosevelt died. That drove me to the internet which made me remember as we drove to Palouse Falls (WA official falls) we drove by the Hanford Reach Natl Mounument out in the middle of nowhere. We realized this is where they made plutonium for the Manhattan project. Were sad we didn't have time to investigate. Actually ran into a guy on the Hells Canyon raft trip that said they have a great fabulous tour. Site cleanup is "on going" with tons of abandoned nuclear waste
Traveler And Roosevelt had never briefed him on this ulta-secret super weapon! he only learned after assuming the presidency!
Traveler Community of Christ split from Mormons....is it a national denomination?