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G.B. Pegram arranges a conference with Enrico Fermi and the Navy at sometime in March 1939.
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Sometime during the Summer, Einstein presented his idea of an atomic bomb to the military and President FDR.
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In February of 1940, $6000 was gathered to fund the research of atomic bomb production.
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Vannevar Bush is put in charge of the project.
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FDR pulls together $2 billion dollars to build the atomic bomb.
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Fermi produces the first controlled nuclear fission reaction.
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The names and sizes of the bombs are decided. Thin Man was named after Roosevelt and Fat Boy was named after Churchill.
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San Fransisco Bay is bombed leaving 323 men dead and demolishing a good portion of the US's ships and planes.
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Truman takes over after the death of Roosevelt. It is the first time he has heard of the Manhattan Project or the atomic bombs, proving how secretive the production was.
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Hitler commits suicide resulting in Alfred Johl signing a surrender ultimately ending WWII in Europe.
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The first successful tests of the bombs in New Mexico proving that they work.
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Little Boy is detonated over Hiroshima killing 100000+ people.
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Fat Man is release over Nagasaki killing over 75000 people.
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Japan assumes the US has more bombs, and ultimately decides to surrender for the safety of its people.