History of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Oklahoma City Bombing, Timothy McVeigh, Early-May 2010 Tornado Outbreak, Terry Nichols (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Oklahoma City bombing, Timothy McVeigh, Early-May 2010 tornado outbreak, Terry Nichols, Oklahoma City bombing conspiracy theories, Kenneth Michael Trentadue, History of Oklahoma City, James Ellison, Pei Plan, Oklahoma City National Memorial, Bob Ricks, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Richard Snell, American Terrorist, National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, Journal Record Building, Coyle v. Smith, Better Public Broadcasting Association, Michael and Lori Fortier, Weldon L. Kennedy, Michael William Brescia, The Third Terrorist, Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. Excerpt: The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. It was the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Oklahoma blast claimed 168 lives, including 19 children under the age of 6, and injured more than 680 people. The blast destroyed or damaged 324 buildings within a sixteen-block radius, destroyed or burned 86 cars, and shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings. The bomb was estimated to have caused at least $652 million worth of damage. Extensive rescue efforts were undertaken by local, state, federal, and worldwide agencies in the wake of the bombing, and substantial donations were received from across the country. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) activated eleven of its Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces, consisting of 665 rescue workers who assisted in rescue and recovery operations. Within 90 minutes of the explosion, Timothy McVeigh was stopped by Oklahoma State Trooper Charlie Hanger for driving without a license plate and arrested for unlawfully carrying a weapon. Forensic evidence quickly linked McVeigh and Terry Nichols to the attack; Nichols was arrested, and within d...