TNT

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is the first national tallgrass prairie in the country was established in 1996. The remnant prairie land once housed part of the former Joliet Army Ammunition Plant is now Midewin. Since the land transfer from the Department of Defense to the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Forest Service along with other federal & non-governmental partner manage the restoration of the 19,161 acres of the historical prairie habitat. In 2004 Midewin was opened to the public. Forms…

Minecraft Stroymode is a Telltale game inspired by Mojang's very own Minecraft. As of now, there are currently three of five episodes out of the game. The game is based on a story driven by the choices of the character. No game anyone plays we be exactly the same because there are so many choices to be made while playing. In the first episode of Minecraft Storymode, Jesse the main character is with his friends Axel, Olivia, and Ruben the pig. They head off to try to finally beat the…

than the Fat Man it Killed more people it has the equivalent of 15,000 tons of TNT this bomb is a Uranium fueled bomb . A total weight of 9,700 pounds and a length of ten feet and a diameter of 28 inches. The Fat Man the larger of the two bombs with a plutonium implosion type and wights 10,800 pounds with a length of ten feet and eight inches with a diameter of sixty inches and has the equivalent of 21,000 tons of TNT dropped by another B-29 plane named the Bockscar piloted by Maj. Charles…

seaworthy vessel was carrying a full cargo of explosives. Stored in the holds, or simply stacked on deck, were 35 tons of benzol, 300 rounds of ammunition, 10 tons of gun cotton, 2,300 tons of picric acid (used in explosives), and 400,000 pounds of TNT. SS Imo, a much larger and faster ship than SS Mont-Blanc, passed into the Narrows. She was travelling fast, and to close to Dartmouth when SS Mont-Blanc first spotted her. SS Mont-Blanc, not flying the regulation red flag to indicate she was…

Throughout history, the male has been the most dominant figure living on planet Earth. Difficult tasks and jobs have been given to men, and women were given simpler, less demanding jobs. Women often were thought of as weak and fragile so they could not do the tasks of men; who were pictured as muscular and intelligent. Women were not given equal rights to men but in World War I and World War II, the government and society ran into a problem, and women were able to prove themselves as strong,…

Christa Mcauliffe Elementary School is the school I went to for kindergarten through 6th grade. By the end of 6th grade I was preparing myself mentally for Jr. High. It’s a new school and place perfect for new experiences. I would be getting a locker and teachers for each subject. I was excited and very nervous. My older brother attended Tevis years before I had and he told me it would be easy, and I shouldn’t worry. When I actually reached 7th grade, I was very hesitant to try new things and…

The Bomb That Changed Everything August 6, 1945 was a dark day in human history: the day that the United States dropped the first atomic bomb ever used on a civilian population over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On that day, although sources vary, it is estimated at least 70,000 people were killed as a result of the initial blast. The total casualty count (including the effects of radiation sickness) was upwards of 150,000 according to inicom.com. Three days later, after the Japanese refused…

created for building and testing Atom Bombs. On July 16, 1945, the Manhattan Project tested out the first atomic bomb at White Sands Missile Range, in New Mexico, the project was a success. The first bomb tested had was more powerful than 20,000 tons of TNT, the United States became the first country to successfully create an atomic bomb. This led to the knowledge about how destructive the bomb was and repercussions of the explosion. President Harry S.…

Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacterial Methods of Warfare (Geneva Protocol) was penned and signed on 17 June, 1925. This was a treaty signed by the Allies at the close of World War I, which was actually just an extension and re-verification of the Treaty of Versailles (signed in 1919) prior to WWI. The Geneva Protocol furthered the Treaty of Versailles in that it expanded the weapons ban to include a ban on bacteriological…

Atomic bombs and nuclear weapons generally are very disputable and controversial issue. Almost 64 years ago, on 6th and 9th of August, two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Ostensibly, this use can be justified as a direct means to the end of the World War II in Asia-Pacific region. Up to now, Americans consider this act defensible. Truman, who was president of the USA in years 1945-1953 has always relentlessly vendicated his radical and controversial step in August 1945.…