In July 1946, the United States conducted two atomic ... Here, LIFE.com presents a series of Goro’s photos—most of which never ran in LIFE—made before, during and, especially, after Able ...

Later, back at the launch site, "when they first projected [the photos] onto the screen, the scientists just went nuts." Before 1946, the highest pictures ever taken of the Earth’s surface were ...

And what better example of early space news than the October 24, 1946 Universal newsreel story about the first photos from space. “On October 24, 1946, not long after the end of World War II and ...

Read more on the 1946 riots.] LIFE magazine, meanwhile, featured stark pictures from the aftermath of the riots in its Sept. 9, 1946, issue — photos made by Margaret Bourke-White, who at the ...

A photo taken by the RAF in 1946 is being used by conservationists ... at a National Trust property are being helped by aerial photos taken by the RAF in 1946. After World War Two, the grounds ...

An account by Stan Weir of the gen strike in Oakland, California, in 1946. An article about a general strike that happened in Rochester, NY over the AFL's efforts in organizing city workers. The 1946 ...

Photo by W.F. Webber Sal Scirpo of Middletown, Connecticut, winner of the 1946 25-mile Novice road race ... “When do I get some competition?” Photos, Louise M. Scherbyn and Bush Photos The ...

The upcoming documentary “American Dreaming” features the designers who worked for Detroit’s automakers from 1946 to 1973. Watch the trailer for the film, which does not have a release date ...