johnny wilson - 11. 1974

by bofa xesjum

part eleven of 52

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on may 18, 1974, india successfully tested a nuclear bomb, becoming the sixth country to do so, joining the united states, the soviet union, the united kingdom, france, and china. on june 6, the school year ended for johnny wilson’s fifth grade class. walking home alone from school, with the prospect of three month’s freedom ahead of him, johnny felt happier than he had ever felt before, or that he would ever feel again. it was a bright cloudless day with a temperature of 72 degrees. 12. 1975