This Day in History, 1995: Oklahoma City Bombing

[mabfan]

Ten years ago today, a massive explosion at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, killed 168 people and injured hundreds more. The bomb, contained in a Ryder truck parked outside the front of the building, went off at 9:02 a.m. as people were preparing for the workday. Among the victims of America's worst incident of domestic terrorism were 19 children who were in the daycare center on the first floor of the building.

Timothy McVeigh was arrested for the bombing and convicted in June 1997. On June 11, 2001, McVeigh was put to death by lethal injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, the first federal death penalty to be carried out since 1963.

May his victims rest in peace.

Comments

[stevethorn.livejournal.com]

Michael,
Sorry to start up a debate.
I enjoy reading your Day in History, didn't mean to start up anything with my little shot of venom.
Steve

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Everyone gets one first post. :-)

Seriously, though, I found the article fascinating, and I completely understand the perspective of hoping that McVeigh suffered. And, if you want to think about it from the other side, this article gives people like me even more ammunition to argue against the death penalty! :-)

The problem with "This Day in History" is that the closer the events are to the present, the more it is likely to raise opinions. Which is good, but I prefer it when people explicitly state their opinions as such. And even I do some opining, especially when I post about an event I remember from childhood and give my personal notes on it.