
“Groom Lake, Nev., in 1917. Once little more than a dry lake bed in the southern Nevada desert, what is now known as Area 51 has become the most secretive military facility in the world.”
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A new book by Los Angeles Times journalist Annie Jacobsen, "Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base" (Little Brown), tells the story of the famous site that has…

“Groom Lake, Nev., in 1917. Once little more than a dry lake bed in the southern Nevada desert, what is now known as Area 51 has become the most secretive military facility in the world.”