On the morning of April 19, 1995, a truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, collapsing the north face of the nine-story building and instantly killing more than 100 people as well as trapping more in the rubble. “Emergency crews raced to Oklahoma City from across the country, and when the rescue effort finally ended two weeks later the death toll stood at 168 people killed, including 19 young children who were in the building’s day-care center at the time of the blast,” History.com recalled. McVeigh, a former U.S. Army soldier who was decorated with medals, had served in the Persian Gulf War in early 1991, only to be later discharged from the Army at the end of the year due to the U.S. military downsizing that transpired following the Soviet Union collapse.
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Published at: 2025-04-19 22:45:16
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