In February 1993 a thunderous explosion rocked the parking garage below the World Trade Centre carving out a crater in the floor that was 100 feet wide and several stories deep. Initially it was believed that a transformer may have exploded because the idea of terrorism on United States soil seemed impossible. On this episode of History of the 90s, host Kath ... Show More
Aug 2020
25 Year Retrospective: Oklahoma City Bombing Pt. 1
2020 marks the 25th anniversary of this devastating attack: On April 19, 1995, a U.S. Army veteran named Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring hundreds more. Join us on a four-part se ... Show More
44m 38s
Nov 2023
Evening Edition: Car Explosion At Canadian Border Crossing Raises Thoughts Of A Terror Attack
Frayed nerves, a warning by FBI Director Chris Wray of increased terror threat and a war in the Middle East have Americans on edge this holiday season. So, when an explosion happens at an international crossing between the United States and Canada, the possibility of a terror att ... Show More
17m 41s
Jan 2023
Introducing Operation: Tradebom
Everybody remembers the morning of September 11, 2001, when two passenger jets flew into the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. But the idea of toppling the towers was not new. Thirty years ago, a group of men set off a bomb in the garage beneath the North Tower, hoping it ... Show More
1m 35s
Dec 2023
A Bombing At LaGuardia Airport (1975)
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It’s December 29th. This day in 1975, a bomb, planted in a luggage locker, exploded at NYC’s LaGuardia Airport, killing 11 and i ... Show More
19m 38s