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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 10 MIN

Summer of Trinity Again - Week ending June 23, 1945

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Re-running Summer of Trinity, this time with episodes released at the start of their respective weeks rather than the end.  Just for a different perspective. June 17 to June 23, 1945   This is Summer of Trinity, for the week ending Saturday June 23, 1945. Sunday, June 17,1945 - 29 Days Before Trinity It's the 78th day of the Battle of Okinawa. https://archive.org/details/FirstBoxingMatchesOnOkinawa Monday, June 18,1945 - 28 Days Before Trinity It's the 79th day of the Battle of Okinawa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr. The American submarine USS Bonefish was sunk in Toyama Bay by Japanese warships.  Although it still has not been scheduled, the Trinity test is now 4 weeks away.  Tuesday, June 19,1945 - 27 Days Before Trinity It is the 80th day of the Battle of Okinawa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Mayfield    https://catalog.archives.gov/id/205583221   Wednesday, June 20,1945 - 26 Days Before Trinity It is the 81st day of the Battle of Okinawa.   http://www.v2rocket.com/start/chapters/backfire.html Return of troops on June 20 - picture came from this tweet. https://twitter.com/HistoryInPics/status/1483460234307850249 Thursday, June 21,1945 - 25 Days Before Trinity  It is the 82nd day of the Battle of Okinawa. After being decommissioned due to extensive damage suffered a month earlier, The American destroyer USS Barry was being towed to a location where it would serve as a decoy for Japanese kamikaze attacks. It was sunk northwest of Okinawa by a Japanese kamikaze attack. It is the n+3rd Allied ship sunk since the capitulation of Nazi Germany.    Friday, June 22,1945 - 24 Days Before Trinity Okinawa is captured after 83 days of battle. The defending generals commit seppuku. Emperor Hirohito tells his counselors that he is interested in concrete plans to end the war.  https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa Percy Faith and his Orchestra record "Capullito_de_aleli" for Decca records in New York, New York https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301162/72945-Capullito_de_aleli Eisenhower approves a project where German rocket engineers will launch a V-2, with a dummy warhead, to show the Allies how they worked and what was needed for a successful launch. Stalin announces a military parade, cerebrating the victory over Nazi Germany to be held in Moscow two days later, on June 24th.     Saturday, June 23,1945 - 23 Days Before Trinity Kid who survived freezing experiments at Dachau - literally chopped out of ice seven times. https://www.dearfolksies.com/dachau-concentration-camp-june-6-june-26-1945/6/

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Re-running Summer of Trinity, this time with episodes released at the start of their respective weeks rather than the end.  Just for a different perspective. June 17 to June 23, 1945   This is Summer of Trinity, for the week ending Saturday June 23,...

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