<p>This July 16, 1945 photo, shows an aerial view after the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site, N.M.</p>
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - When a flash of light beamed from the arid New Mexico desert early on July 16, 1945, residents of the historic Hispanic village of Tularosa felt windows shake and heard dishes fall. Some in the largely Catholic town fell to their knees and prayed.