DajahNell THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING “I reached the decision to go on the offensive-to put a check on government abuse where others had failed in stopping the federal juggernaut running amok” (qtd. in BBC News)‚ were the words of Timothy McVeigh who took it upon himself out of the act of rage to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Building on April 19‚1995. His actions were due to his anger with the government for what happened at Waco. This tragic event known as the Oklahoma City Bombing‚ was the most devastating
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Joe DeCerchio I-Search Bobbie & John 29‚ April 2013 The Boston Marathon Bombings The Boston Marathon is an annual race that has been taking place on Patriot’s Day‚ which is the third Monday of April‚ since 1897. The race usually attracts about 20‚000 participants and more than 500‚000 spectators! On April 15‚ 2013 the Boston Marathon was targeted by two radical Islamic brothers‚ Tamerlan and Dzhokar Tsarnaev. At approximately 2:49 PM on that day‚ two bombs were detonated at the home stretch
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War II said he would do it again if he had to. The attack was widely criticized because of “Blanket bombing” which hit civilian areas as well as military targets‚ killing thousands of innocents. In his interview he countered the myth that area bombing was his idea claiming it would steady a Government policy. It was initially claimed that up to 250‚000 civilians lost their lives in Dresden bombings but an official report released after the war showed the casualty figure was in fact closer to 25‚000
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Church Bombing “Blast Kills Four Children…”! It was in all the newspapers and everybody was talking about it. The Birmingham Church Bombing may not have been the first bombing over race‚ but it was the first that killed. This horrible event took the lives of four little girls and injured many more. This bombing demonstrated just how bad racial tensions truly had gotten‚ especially in Alabama. Michele Norris is one of the great authors that actually wrote about the Birmingham Church Bombing in her
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World War II was a very controversial and drawn out war. Some people believe that the bombings were necessary to end WWII and there are many reasons as to why people believe this. World War II needed to come to an end and the only way to make that happen was to drop the atomic bombs. By doing this‚ there would be many benefits‚ but also some very harsh consequences. The atomic bombs were necessary to end the war because they allowed the US shut things down quickly‚ they assisted the US with showing
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[Type the company name] The Oklahoma City Bombing Domestic Terrorist‚ Timothy McVeigh Juan Sanchez United States was reminded that usually the worst comes from within‚ that was the case on the morning of April 19‚ 1995. In the days following‚ Americans realized that this dreadful misfortune may have been caused by a fellow citizen who belonged to a patriot group. Before this incident Americans generally thought of terrorism as an overseas problem that could not conquer this mighty country
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The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior was an historical event in New Zealand that occurred on July 10th 1985 at Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour when French secret service agents planted two bombs on the hull of Greenpeace’s flagship‚ the Rainbow Warrior which sunk the flagship killing one crew member. It was caused by the French bombing Greenpeace’s flagship because of Greenpeace’s decision to protest against the French testing nuclear weapons in Maurora and by New Zealand’s unpopular position on the nuclear
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INTRODUCTION At approximately 8.15am on 6 August 1945 a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚ instantly killing around 80‚000 people. Three days later‚ a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ causing the deaths of 40‚000 more. The dropping of the bombs‚ which occurred by executive order of US President Harry Truman‚ remains the only nuclear attack in history. In the months following the attack‚ roughly 100‚000 more people died slow‚ horrendous deaths as a result
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atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the United states. “Hiroshima‚” a book written by John Hersey‚ details the lives of Hibakusha (Translated to English meaning “explosion-affected persons”) before‚ during‚ and after the bombings. In the book Hiroshima‚ the aftermath of the bombings from the perspective of the Hibakusha was recorded 40 years in response to the initial devastation. Hersey writes‚ “A surprising number of the people of Hiroshima remained more or less indifferent about the ethics of using
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Thesis: While the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki culminated in the death of many Japanese‚ the bombings were warranted‚ saved lives‚ bringing an end to World War II. The United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a way to retaliate against Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The U.S.was the first country to use nuclear weapons against an enemy. The morning of December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan fired on eight U.S. Navy battleships and sunk four of them. They also damaged and destroyed
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