jan 3, 1942 - The atomic bomb begins to be made

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it is done in secret so Japan does not catch wind of the plan. Physician J. Robert Oppenheimer becomes the director of the project. The project originally was started as a counter to Nazi Germany, but after realizing that Hiroshima was a larger bargaining chip and Germany did not pose as much of a threat as Japan the plan was moved. Hiroshima was now the target of the worlds first atomic bomb.

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