On April 19, 1995 at 9:01 am,
everything seemed normal. At
9:02, everything changed.
Terrorist Timothy McVeigh
parked a van loaded with
explosive materials outside
the Murrough building in
downtown Oklahoma City, just
below the child care center.
The blast killed 168 people,
19 of whom were children. This
was the largest scal
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On April 19, 1995 at 9:01 am,
everything seemed normal. At
9:02, everything changed.
Terrorist Timothy McVeigh
parked a van loaded with
explosive materials outside
the Murrough building in
downtown Oklahoma City, just
below the child care center.
The blast killed 168 people,
19 of whom were children. This
was the largest scale
terrorist attack on United
States soil until the World
Trade Center attack on
September 11, 2001. McVeigh
and his anti-government
militia friends planned the
attack on the Murrough
building as payback for the
government's handling of the
Branch Davidian standoff in
Waco 2 years earlier on the
same day. A mere 90 minutes
after the blast, McVeigh was
pulled over for driving
without a license plate. He
was then arrested for having
unlicensed weapons. Before his
release, he was identified as
the bomber in Oklahoma City.
Timoty McVeigh was executed
for his crime by lethal
injection.
music by Kevin McLeod
(www.incompetech.com)

Category Travel & Places

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