This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Gay Parties Watch Nuclear Flash From Johnston Island Blast
Honolulu residents gathered for holiday mood as another atomic test produced a brief flash at 12 30 am and a pale cloud over the horizon. Officials had issued warnings and aviation was restricted within a 435 mile radius centered on Johnston Island to avoid the area during the firing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Dea
Johnston Island
Rass
Edward von Golders
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Defence Department
North Pacific Basin
Hawaiii
Qantas
Sydney