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Posted on May 21, 2020
US: Hydrogen Bomb Over Bikini Atoll - 1956 | Today in History | 21 May 16
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On May 21, 1956, the United States exploded the first airborne hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll.
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Thanks for the history share !
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Great share, got to dive around Bikini Atoll during Vietnam, amazing!
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And so it began...
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