Los Angeles City Hall backlit by nuclear explosion, May 7, 1952.

Los Angeles City Hall backlit by nuclear explosion, May 7, 1952.This photo of Los Angeles City Hall at what looks like dawn seems like nothing out of the ordinary … until you learn that it’s actually night time and the City Hall is being backlit by a nuclear weapon test taking place some 300 miles away in Yucca Flat, Nevada. (May 7, 1952) Yikes! Suddenly 300 miles doesn’t seem nearly quite far away enough!

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