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This is Summer of Trinity - a daily description of events in the summer of 1945. This episode has daily events for the week ending Saturday August 18, 1945.

 

Sunday, August 12,1945 - 27 Days After Trinity

3 days after Nagasaki, 6 days after Hiroshima

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smyth_Report

Dr. Bine notes the unexpected arrival of the ending of the war.

https://www.dearfolksies.com/august-12-1945-75-years-ago-in-a-ww2-m-a-s-h-unit/

 

Monday, August 13,1945 - 28 Days After Trinity, 1 week after Hiroshima

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/loss-of-uss-indianapolis-ca-35/investigation-and-court-martial/court-of-inquiry.html

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/loss-of-uss-indianapolis-ca-35/investigation-and-court-martial/court-of-inquiry-findings.html

https://www.ussindianapolis.com/captain-mcvay

 

Tuesday, August 14,1945 - 29 Days After Trinity

Final pumpkin bomb sortie: 6 aircraft. 

Kyūjō incident

The east coast of the United States is about 14 hours behind Japan, so while the surrender occurred in Japan on the 15th, the victory celebrations began in the US on the 14th. 

V-J Day in Times Square

Wednesday, August 15,1945 - 30 Days After Trinity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrender_of_Japan

 

Thursday, August 16,1945 - 31 Days After Trinity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Revolution

 

Friday, August 17,1945 - 32 Days After Trinity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puyi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_of_Manchukuo

 

Saturday, August 18,1945 - 33 Days After Trinity

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30966890/anthony-james-marchione