Archive for July 2016
Henry Howland
Most of the Cromarties in the United States are descended from William Cromartie and Ruhamah Doane. Ruhamah Doane was descended from Henry Howland (born in England 1565 and died 1635 in England). They had three sons who came to the colonies: Arthur, John and Henry. According to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,…
Read MoreThe Trinity Nuclear Test
Nine days ago, the world celebrated the seventy-first anniversary of the first explosion of an atomic bomb. This plutonium device was the product of years of research by the scientists recruited into the Manhattan Project. They gave the test the code name Trinity. Detonation took place on July 16, 1945 at the top of a…
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