Carolina Snaps
Mars Bluff Incident
Season 1 Episode 3 | 53sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1958 an atomic bomb was dropped in South Carolina.
Did you know that back in 1958 an atomic bomb was dropped in South Carolina? Don’t believe me? Here, check this out.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.
Carolina Snaps
Mars Bluff Incident
Season 1 Episode 3 | 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Did you know that back in 1958 an atomic bomb was dropped in South Carolina? Don’t believe me? Here, check this out.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipDid you know that back in 1958 an atomic bomb was dropped in South Carolina?
Don't believe me?
Here, check this out.
♪ [snappy music] ♪ [TV Reporter speaking over dramatic background music] An atomic bomb breaks loose from a mounting shackle in a B-47 jet over Florence, South Carolina, plummets to earth, causing a sensational freak accident.
Now don't freak out.
The bomb wasn't actually armed, but still, due to the bomb's massive size, the impact created a giant shockwave that caused property damage and some people close to the blast suffered minor injuries.
Today, the crater from the bomb is still visible.
Though it isn't much, it's still a weird but cool piece of SC history.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.