The Oklahoma City Bombing happened on April 18, 1995, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing, it happened at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. In this attack there was a total of 168 deaths, 19 were children that were in the day-care center that the building had, and more than 500 people were injured. The bomb was made with ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. This was the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil until September 11, 2001.
When the bombing happened it affected other buildings around. The explosion destroyed more than 300 other buildings around the immediate area. The event happened in Oklahoma City and nowhere else because the building was right against the street, so it was extremely vulnerable. …show more content…
One of the first response the government made was to close a two-blocks of the Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the White House. After the bombing took place the government or GSA determined that all federal buildings were set away from the street and that they should use blast- resistant glass, and the buildings themselves engineered to prevent floors collapsing.
Timothy Mcveigh was an american who joined the army after high school. In 1991 he was discharged. When he returned to New York he worked the gun show circuit selling, weapons and preaching the evils of the government. He spent time with his Army buddies, Terry Nichols and Michael Fortier who shared McVeigh’s passion for guns and hatred of government.
The social change in Oklahoma City, after the bombing happened, changed tremendously. The citizens and government started to become more talkative with one another. The government trying to do a better job of letting people know what's going on. The social change was a good social change because people started take charge and do something about the things happening in the city. With this change they can try to stop bad things from
When the bombing happened it affected other buildings around. The explosion destroyed more than 300 other buildings around the immediate area. The event happened in Oklahoma City and nowhere else because the building was right against the street, so it was extremely vulnerable. …show more content…
One of the first response the government made was to close a two-blocks of the Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the White House. After the bombing took place the government or GSA determined that all federal buildings were set away from the street and that they should use blast- resistant glass, and the buildings themselves engineered to prevent floors collapsing.
Timothy Mcveigh was an american who joined the army after high school. In 1991 he was discharged. When he returned to New York he worked the gun show circuit selling, weapons and preaching the evils of the government. He spent time with his Army buddies, Terry Nichols and Michael Fortier who shared McVeigh’s passion for guns and hatred of government.
The social change in Oklahoma City, after the bombing happened, changed tremendously. The citizens and government started to become more talkative with one another. The government trying to do a better job of letting people know what's going on. The social change was a good social change because people started take charge and do something about the things happening in the city. With this change they can try to stop bad things from