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25 Years Ago Tomorrow

Anonymous032819 — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:45:03 GMT

On April 19, 1995, 168 people, including 19 children, lost their lives in an act of domestic terrorism, when the Alfred P. Murrah building was destroyed by an explosion.

May we take a moment tomorrow and remember those innocent lives that were lost.

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

ahoymate — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:51:26 GMT

FYI: This is meaningless to most. What is this about & where did it occur; state, country etc?

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

J Town Girl — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:56:33 GMT

The op is referring to the Oklahoma Federal Building bombing. I remember that day so well.

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

MorningLover — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:56:34 GMT

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 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. He was about to commit mass murder.

Inside the vehicle was a powerful bomb made out of a deadly cocktail of agricultural fertilizer, diesel fuel, and other chemicals. McVeigh got out, locked the door, and headed towards his getaway car. He ignited one timed fuse, then another.

At precisely 9:02 a.m., the bomb exploded.

Within moments, the surrounding area looked like a war zone. A third of the building had been reduced to rubble, with many floors flattened like pancakes. Dozens of cars were incinerated and more than 300 nearby buildings were damaged or destroyed.

The human toll was still more devastating: 168 souls lost, including 19 children, with several hundred more injured.

It was the worst act of homegrown terrorism in the nation’s history.

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

AuntG — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:58:20 GMT

My job required daily interactions with a state office in Oklahoma City. All of us were concerned about the well-being of those employees even though we worked in another state. Luckily, they were safe but couldn't return to their building for several days.

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

patbz — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:02:58 GMT

@ahoymate : You are so wrong, the Oklahoma bombing was and is a very big deal! How old are you that you are not aware of this event? This tragedy is right up there with Challenger disaster and 911 and unless you were under the age of ten when it happened, no excuses.

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ItsME — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:01:57 GMT

@ahoymate ..... check out Timothy McVeigh... Oklahoma City bombing. You must be one of our younger members to not remember it. The country lost a lot of its innocence that day.

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

sann — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:00:39 GMT

@ahoymate wrote:
FYI: This is meaningless to most. What is this about & where did it occur; state, country etc?

Oklahoma City. It's not meaningless to those of us who live here.

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

AuntG — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:01:26 GMT

@patbz wrote:
@ahoymate : You are so wrong, the Oklahoma bombing was and is a very big deal! How old are you that you are not aware of this event? This tragedy is right up there with Challenger disaster and 911 and unless you were under the age of the when it happened, no excuses.
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I'm old enough to remember a song that starts off with "don't know much about history" @patbz

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

ahoymate — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:05:17 GMT

People! who knew? Of course I remember Timothy McVeigh & the Oklahoma bombing. Chill people! Don't be so quick to spring on others.

The post lacked detail. Enjoy your shutin!

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

Shanus — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:05:23 GMT

@ahoymate wrote:
FYI: This is meaningless to most. What is this about & where did it occur; state, country etc?

@ahoymate Obviously not meaningless to OP.

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

kaydee50 — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:10:04 GMT

Sorry, I was in my 40s at that time but did not remember what the OP was referring to either. So much has happened since then, hard to keep track.

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Puppy Lips — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:12:20 GMT

@patbz wrote:
@ahoymate : You are so wrong, the Oklahoma bombing was and is a very big deal! How old are you that you are not aware of this event? This tragedy is right up there with Challenger disaster and 911 and unless you were under the age of ten when it happened, no excuses.

Geez, go easy on the poster. I remember the event. But I did not remember the exact date or the name of the building. I was clueless too until Oklahoma was mentioned in a subsequent post.

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

conlt — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:23:17 GMT

I certainly remember. It was horrible and it was an act of domestic terrorism.

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

esmerelda — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 18:08:21 GMT

The siege at Waco two years earlier. Seventy five people...including 25 children...were killed there.

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camelot — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 18:54:56 GMT

If you "posters" are so sharp why don't you go on Jeopardy? Unless you live in Oklahoma who would remember 4/19 and the Alfred P. Murrah building off the top of their head?

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

Sheila P-Burg — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 18:39:51 GMT

If the OP had said the date, Timothy McVeigh and Oklahoma most us would have known immediately what she was referring to. The Alfred P. Murrah building did not mean anything to me when I read her post. Between 1995 and now a lot has happened. We cannot be expected to remember every little detail of each incident.

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

fitfuninformed — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 18:51:06 GMT

@Anonymous032819 Don't be put off if others don't recall the incident. Tomorrow, all day long depending on when and if you tune in, your choice of news feeds will be making mention of it.

Most of the population are just lemmings - sad to say but true.

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

Sheila P-Burg — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:08:23 GMT

@fitfuninformed ..... It will be interesting to see how much coverage this incident actually receives with all the news relating to the virus and stimulus.

@Anonymous032819 ...... Do you live in Oklahoma?

Re: 25 Years Ago Tomorrow

Bhvbum — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:20:45 GMT

OP, I needed no more information than what you gave to know exactly you were talking about. It was a terrible disaster thanks for reminding us to remember.