THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING GOVERNMENT DETAILS Chantae’ Alexander American Government May 5‚ 2013 The Oklahoma City Bombing had taken place at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. On the morning of April 19‚ 1995 an ex-Army soldier and security guard named Timothy McVeigh parked a rented Ryder truck in front of the building. He was about to commit mass murder. Inside the vehicle was a powerful bomb made out of a deadly
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counter. ‘She’s an unaccompanied minor’ my mother explained to the staff behind the counter. They took a while to arrange the documents‚ and gave us a slight nod. ‘A staff member will bring her to the lounge‚ you don’t have to worry.’ she said‚ giving us a warm smile. I hugged my mother for the last time and followed the staff member through security. There was nothing I could do‚ i was alone now: me‚ myself and i. The lounge provided me with snacks and drinks. However‚ the silence that hung in the
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On 6th August 1945‚ 8.15am America dropped the first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan because Japan would not surrender. 130‚000 people were killed by the initial blow‚ mostly women and children and the Atomic bomb caused many more deaths afterwards due to radiation. 3 days later‚ 9th August America dropped another bomb‚ which was much more powerful than and just as devastating as the first‚ on Nagasaki in Japan killing 70‚000 people. Since 1940 scientists in the U.S.A had been working on a new
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ATOMIC THEORIES AND HISTORY * Democritus (Greek) - “atomus” meaning indivicible * Indivisible particles called atoms * John Dalton – MODERN ATOMIC THEORY: 1. All matter is made of tiny‚ indestructible particles called atoms (Democritus) 2. All atoms of a given element are identical (not accepted today bc isotopes) 3. Atoms are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions (Lavoisier) 4. Atoms of different elements form compounds in whole number ratios (Proust)
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Boston Marathon Bombing The bombing of the 2013 Boston Marathon was a tragedy which killed several people and injured many‚ but the story behind it is very interesting. The first Boston Marathon was won by John J. McDermott in two hours‚ fifty five minutes‚ and ten seconds‚ forever earning a spot in sports history. The distance of the Boston Marathon is nearly twenty five miles(baa.org). In 2013‚ two bombs went off near the finish line two hundred ten feet apart. The explosion killed four people
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Lindsey Tedder February 28‚ 2018 American History 2: HIS 132:01 The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II is a book written by Denise Kiernan and published by Simon and Schuster‚ Inc. in 2013. This nonfiction‚ paper-back book‚ describes the trials women of Oak Ridge‚ Tennessee endured while‚ unknowingly‚ contributing to the development of the first functional atomic bomb‚ throughout the 309 pages. Each woman had a different job that advanced the knowledge
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In the Autumn of 1939‚ World War II arose that caused over 60 million deaths and millions wounded. During these catastrophic times‚ the United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ which combined‚ took the lives of 226‚000 people within the first tortuous days. Many believe that the action taken against Japan was justifiable; meanwhile‚ others believe it to be an unrighteous and immoral act. The opinions of various individuals about if the United States should of dropped the bombs‚ is still a common
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Imagine living in Hiroshima or Nagasaki and having an Atomic Bomb dropped over you unexpectedly killing you and your loved ones. Also imagine all the survivors suffering and dying slowly of radiation poisoning. Thats what the Atomic Bomb was. I don’t think the United States should have bombed Japan but at the sametime I do because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and that brought us into World War 2 and also bomb Japan. At 8:15am on 6 August 1945 a US B-29 aircraft dropped a nuclear bomb on the Japanese
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Oppenheimer and the Atomic Age Born April 22‚ 1904 J. Robert Oppenheimer‚ an American theoretical physicist‚ was a significant individual of the 20th century for his contributions to the Manhattan Project. Often referred to as the father of the Atomic Bomb‚ Oppenheimer led the scientific research and construction of the nuclear warhead from 1942 to 1945 (www.atomicarchive.com). This bombs’ creation not only had an initial devastating impact on human life but brought about the atomic age‚ causing controversy
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of strategic bombing theory and its application began to take shape. Principal among its architects were primarily military officers who had served during World War One in aviation units. The theory of strategic bombing was formed out of necessity to regain the offensive advantage during war. World War One became a global stalemate‚ the weapons of the era largely enforced military operations of a defensive posture rather than an offensive posture. As the theory of strategic bombing
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