On april 19, 1995, mcveigh detonated a seventon truck. Commonly referred to as the oklahoma city bombing, the attack killed 168 people and injured over 600. Murrah federal office building in oklahoma city was destroyed by the explosion of a homemade truck bomb. Timothy mcveigh, a 33yearold gulf war veteran, was convicted of carrying out the bombing and sentenced to death by lethal injection. April 19, 1995, will be a day the world never forgetsespecially oklahomans. Herbeck, dan 2001 mcveighs hand drawn map of his movements immediately after igniting bomb in american terrorist.
But to americans everywhere, the story has remained a mystery, held hostage by mcveighs refusal to explain or even discuss the even and his involvement. The oklahoma city bombing and the trial of timothy mcveigh. American terrorist is also an outstanding read because it explores the antecedents of the oklahoma city bombing in a fair, dispassionate manner. A cnnusa todaygallup poll, conducted april 2022, shows that the vast majority of americans including a majority of those who generally oppose the death penalty believe mcveigh should be executed. Timothy james tim mcveigh april 23, 1968 june 11, 2001 was an american terrorist. Murrah federal building in oklahoma city, killing 168 people and injuring 500. He was convicted of committing 11 offenses of united states federal law, and was sentenced to death.
Mcveigh, an antigovernment activitist, was tried, convicted of the bombing and executed on june 11, 2001. Bbc news online charts the events surrounding the bombing. This month marks the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the alfred p. Murrah federal building in oklahoma city on april 19, 1995 was the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism in u. The oklahoma city bombing and the trial of timothy j. The oklahoma city bombing and the trial of timothy mcveigh by.
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