Trinity (nuclear test) In 2015, this decision was reversed, and two events were scheduled, in April and October. The base commander, Brigadier General Timothy R. Coffin, explained that: Trinity (nuclear test) Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. It was conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was conducted in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, on what was then the USAAF Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, now part of White Sands Missile Range.
First and Third Trinity Boat Club May Ball just before the university exams in May, the name still remains traditionally even if the ball has been moved to the subsequent month, on the Monday of May week. The first official May Ball in Trinity College's grounds was actually held in 1866, and the tradition rapidly spread to the other colleges. The event takes place every year since then, but it was cancelled in 1910 due to King Edward VII's death and between 1939 and 1945 during the Second World War. The ball's dress code is white tie preferred but black tie accepted and the event usually lasts from