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Terrorism Through US History

1920 NY, New York
  Description:
The first ever "car" bombing occurred on the corner of Wall and Broad Streets in Manhattan when anarchist group member Mike Boda detonates a horse-and-buggy bomb as revenge for the prosecution of Italian emigrants and fellow members Sacco and Vanzetti. Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted and executed for a hold up of South Braintree
  Casualties:
30 Dead
200 Wounded
$2 Million in property damage
  Resolution:
Unknown
 

Source:
The Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
- Professor Doug Linder's Famous Trials Page

04/19/95 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 

Description:
At 0903hrs a massive bomb inside a rental truck explodes against the side of the Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. The bomb immediately destroyed half of the nine-story building and killed 168 people including many children who were in a day care on the first floor of the building.

27-year-old Timothy McVeigh and ex-Army buddy Terry Nichols perpatrated the crime as an Anti-government action.

  Casualties:
168 Dead
More than 500 Wounded
  Resolution:
Timothy McVeigh was tried, convicted, and executed on May 16, 01
Terry Nichols was tried, convicted, and currently seeking retrial due to mis-handled evidence, lack of money, and government conspiracies.
 

Source:
CNN - Oklahoma City Trajedy
Crime Library - Bad Day Dawning

 

 

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