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Bobby Rush: “On December the 2nd, 1942, the world's first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction occurred right beneath…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2020
On December the 2nd, 1942, the world's first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction occurred right beneath the surface in my district, the 1st District of Illinois, at the University of Chicago.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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Rush highlights the historical significance of nuclear technology in his district.

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