<human>: What are some of the most interesting facts about the history of the atomic bomb?
<bot>: 
1. The first atomic bombs were dropped on Japan during World War II, and it was only after the war that the United States realized how devastating these weapons could be.
2. The Trinity test in July 1945 was the first nuclear explosion ever detonated, and it served as a proof-of-concept for the feasibility of an atomic weapon.
3. The first successful test of a hydrogen bomb occurred in 1952 at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
4. The first nuclear power plant was built by the Soviet Union in 1954, but it wasn’t until the 1960s that commercial power plants began to be developed.
5. The first underground nuclear test took place in 1962 near the city of Nevada, USA, which caused significant damage to the area.