Today in World War II History—July 16, 1940 & 1945
Thursday, July 16, 2020 by Sarah Sundin

Atomic bomb ‘Gadget’ exploding during Operation Trinity, Alamogordo, NM, 16 Jul 1945 (US Department of Energy)
80 Years Ago—July 16, 1940: Vichy France revokes citizenship of naturalized citizens who are Jewish.
Germany deports 22,000 French from Alsace (which will be annexed to Germany) to France.
75 Years Ago—July 16, 1945: First atomic bomb is detonated at Alamogordo, New Mexico.