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197,003,010,007 | 1,970 | 3 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Boulder | 40.007581 | -105.265942 | 1 | 0 | University of Colorado | 3/1/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators firebombed a University of Colorado campus police vehicle in Boulder, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties but the car was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | University of Colorado Police | Police Car | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This incident might be part of a multiple attack with 197003010008. This attack occurred the week before first lady Pat Nixon planned on visiting the University of Colorado. This attack occurred the same day as 197003010005. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Anthony Ripley, "Colorado Weighs Blast Controls," New York Times, March 9, 1970. | Nan Robertson, "The First Lady Visits Projects in Restive Boulder," New York Times, March 5, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,003,010,008 | 1,970 | 3 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Boulder | 40.014986 | -105.270546 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/2/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators bombed a city police car in Boulder, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties but the car was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Boulder Police Department | Police Car | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This incident might be part of a multiple attack with 197003010007. This attack occurred the week before first lady Pat Nixon planned on visiting the University of Colorado. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Anthony Ripley, "Colorado Weighs Blast Controls," New York Times, March 9, 1970. | Nan Robertson, "The First Lady Visits Projects in Restive Boulder," New York Times, March 5, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,020,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Ohio | Cleveland | 41.479561 | -81.675461 | 1 | 0 | West side of Cleveland | 3/2/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into the house of Frank Schaeffer, the president of the Cleveland Fraternal Order of Police, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. There were no casualties but the fire caused an estimated $200 in damages. Schaeffer had recently defended the actions of Cleveland Police Officers during the 1968 racial disorders. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | null | Frank Schaeffer | 217 | United States | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Fraternal Order of Police | Fraternal Order of Police, Cleveland Ohio | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | To protest Frank Schaeffer's defense of the Cleveland Police Deparment during the 1968 Glenville racial riots | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 200 | Carpeting and two chairs were damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Home of Police Officer Bombed," Toledo Blade, March 2, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,003,030,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 185 | Spain | 8 | Western Europe | Unknown | Unknown | null | null | 5 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 15 | Politician or Political Party Movement/Meeting/Rally | Spanish Govt. | Garrigues, permanent spanish delegaet to Unesco | 185 | Spain | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1st of May Group | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | Spain | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.5 |
197,003,030,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Denver | 39.758968 | -104.876305 | 1 | 0 | 328 East 23rd Street | 3/3/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a foreign-made car painted red in Denver, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties but the car was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 73 | Vehicles/Transportation | Foreign Vehicles | Foreign cars painted red | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Lead pipe-bomb filled with dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack was linked with incidents 197003040003 and 197003050002. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Anthony Ripley, "Colorado Weighs Blast Controls," New York Times, March 9, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,030,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | University District | 3/3/1970: Four left wing radicals set off a dynamite bomb at a post office in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties but the building and a vehicle were damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Post Office | Post Office in Seattle's University District | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Building and vehicle damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two of the perpetrators were members of Students for a Democratic Society and the other two perpetrators were known sympathizers of the organization. There is a source claiming that one of the perpetrators of the attack, Jeff Desmond, was actually working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (See: Dave Dellinger, "More Power Than We Know: The People's Movement Toward Democracy"). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Earl Caldwell, "Fear Grows In Seattle As Police Urge F.B.I. Help On Bombings," New York Times, April 26, 1970. | Dave Dellinger, "More Power Than We Know: The People's Movement Toward Democracy," Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1975. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,003,040,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Oakland | 37.791927 | -122.225906 | 1 | 0 | Third floor window ledge | 3/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a time bomb in a Barracks at the Oakland Army Base in California, United States. The bomb was subsequently discovered and disarmed. The base was used as a departing point for United States troops heading to Vietnam. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | US Military | Oakland Army Base | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Sabotage the US Army war efforts and protest the Vietnam War | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two and one half pound block of C-4 wired to a commercial blasting cap and timing device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When the bomb was discovered the barracks were evacuated. This incident might be related with 197003040002. They both occurred on the same day in a distance of around thirty miles from each other. However, different types of explosive devices were used. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Army Disarms Time Bomb at Base in Oakland," Washington Post, March 5, 1970. | "Bomb Found and Disarmed At Oakland Army Base," New York Times, March 5, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,040,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Martinez | 38.019304 | -122.134062 | 1 | 0 | Railroad car | 3/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb on a railroad car in Martinez, California, United States. The bomb was subsequently discovered and disarmed. The railroad car was used to transport acid. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 19 | Transportation | 100 | Train/Train Tracks/Trolley | Railroad car | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Four sticks of dynamite triggered by a mousetrap | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,003,040,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Denver | 39.758968 | -104.876305 | 1 | 0 | 1155 Sherman Street | 3/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a foreign-made car painted red in Denver, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties but the car was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 73 | Vehicles/Transportation | Foreign Vehicles | Foreign cars painted red | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Lead pipe-bomb filled with dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack was linked with incidents 197003030002 and 197003050002. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Anthony Ripley, "Colorado Weighs Blast Controls," New York Times, March 9, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,050,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | 1300 Pennsylvania Street | 3/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at the University District Post Office in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties, however, the side of the building was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Post Office | University District Post Office | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two sticks of dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Side of building damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,050,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Denver | 39.758968 | -104.876305 | 1 | 0 | 1300 Pennsylvania Street | 3/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a foreign-made car painted red in Denver, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties but the car was heavily damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 73 | Vehicles/Transportation | Foreign Vehicles | Foreign cars painted red | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Lead pipe-bomb filled with dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Vehicle heavily damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack was linked with incidents 197003030002 and 197003040003. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Anthony Ripley, "Colorado Weighs Blast Controls," New York Times, March 9, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,050,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Puerto Rico | San Juan | 18.386932 | -66.061127 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/5/1970: Unknown Puerto Rican Nationalists assassinated two United States Navy personal stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The incident was in response to the death of Antonia Martinez Lagaras, who was shot and killed during a confrontation between students and police in front of the R.O.T.C. building at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras a day earlier. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | US Navy | Two members of the United States Navy | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Armed Commandos of Liberation | null | Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) | null | null | null | To protest United States presence in Puerto Rico and revenge the death of Antonia Martinez Lagares | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Conflicting reports attribute the incident to the Armed Commandos of Liberation and the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA). | Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate, "Terroristic Activity: The Cuban Connection in Puerto Rico; Castro's Hand in Puerto Rican and U.S. Terrorism," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | William Sater, "Puerto Rican Terrorists: A Possible Threat to U.S. Energy Installations?," RAND, October 1981. | "Toward People's War for Independence and Socialism in Puerto Rico: In Defense of Armed Struggle," Documents and Communiqués from the Revolutionary Public Independence Movement and the Armed Clandestine Movement, January 1987. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 2 | 0.615385 |
197,003,060,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 6 | null | 1 | 3/8/1970 | 83 | Guatemala | 2 | Central America & Caribbean | Guatemala | Guatemala City | 14.622869 | -90.529068 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | State Dept | Sean Holley, U.S. labor attache, U.S. embassy | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Rebel Armed Forces of Guatemala (FAR) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Submachine guns | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | null | Guatemala | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,003,060,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Michigan | Detroit | 42.331685 | -83.047924 | 1 | 0 | Women's Toilet | 3/6/1970: In a series of related unsuccessful attacks, suspected members of the Weathermen placed thirty-four sticks of dynamite at the Detroit Police Department building in Michigan, United States. The bombs were subsequently discovered and disarmed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Detroit Police Department | Detroit Police Department Building | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Weather Underground, Weathermen | null | null | null | null | null | To kill police | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | W. Mark Felt, "The FBBI Pyramid From the Inside," G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1979. | John Castellucci, "The Big Dance," Dodd, Mead & Company, 1986. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197003060003, 197003060004 | 0 | 0.866667 |
197,003,060,004 | 1,970 | 3 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Michigan | Detroit | 42.331685 | -83.047924 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/6/1970: In a series of related unsuccessful attacks, suspected members of the Weathermen tossed a package containing dynamite through a window of the Detroit Police Officers Association in Michigan, United States. The dynamite was discovered and subsequently disarmed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Detroit Police Department | Detroit Police Officers Association | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Weather Underground, Weathermen | null | null | null | null | null | To kill police | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | John Castellucci, "The Big Dance," Dodd, Mead & Company, 1986. | W. Mark Felt, "The FBBI Pyramid From the Inside," G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1979. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197003060003, 197003060004 | 0 | 0.866667 |
197,003,090,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | University of California, Berkeley | Library | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Incendiary | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 320,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,003,090,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Alabama | Ashville | 33.83651 | -86.254749 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 69 | Religion Identified | null | Black Muslims | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ku Klux Klan | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Chemical | 1 | Poisoning | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Cyanide in water supply | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | CBRN Global Chronology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.961538 |
197,003,090,004 | 1,970 | 3 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Connecticut | Bridgeport | 41.18188 | -73.191269 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed Shiloh Baptist Church, a predominantly African American Church, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 15 | Religious Figures/Institutions | 86 | Place of Worship | African American Church | Shiloh Baptist Church | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Minor damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,003,090,005 | 1,970 | 3 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New Mexico | Albuquerque | 35.084319 | -106.619781 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed an incendiary bomb underneath the Air Force R.O.T.C. building at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. The bomb was discovered and disarmed fifteen minutes before it was set to explode. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | R.O.T.C. | Air Force R.O.T.C. at University of New Mexico | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the R.O.T.C. program and Vietnam War | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Homemade incendiary time bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Special state police were ordered by the governor to investigate the incident. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "S.F. State Protest Ends, Off-Campus Rampage Blocked," Washington Post, March 11, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,003,090,006 | 1,970 | 3 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Maryland | Bel Air | 39.53894 | -76.348479 | 1 | 0 | Floor of car | 3/9/1970: A bomb exploded in the car of Ralph Featherstone and William Payne, members of the Student non-violent Coordinating Committee and supporters of H. Rap Brown, while they were driving in Bel Air, Maryland, United States. Both men died as a result of the blast. Police suspected that the bomb exploded prematurely and was intended for H. Rap Brown's trial scheduled to be held at the Harford County Courthouse Many members of the radical Black community believed that the bomb was set off by White Racists or the police. The next day, a bomb was detonated at Dorchester County Courthouse, the original location of Brown's trial, by an unknown perpetrator. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 20 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | The suspected motive was to disrupt the trial of H. Rap Brown | 1 | null | null | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Police believed that the bomb had an electric battery | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Car was damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack is linked with 197003100002. H. Rap Brown was charged with arson and inciting a riot. However, he never showed up for his trial and was finally apprehended in 1972. The bombings occurred at a time of a lot of racial tension in Maryland. Immediately after the bombing, there were numerous bomb threats to public buildings in the Baltimore and Washington DC areas. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Homer Bigart, "Maryland Hunts Woman In Blast," New York Times, March 12, 1970. | Peter A. Jay, "Bomb Threats in Area," Washington Post, March 13, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 2 | 0.836957 |
197,003,100,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 10 | null | 0 | null | 362 | West Germany (FRG) | 8 | Western Europe | Bavaria | Munich | 48.139126 | 11.580186 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | null | Court Building (Amstgericht) | 75 | Germany | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bomb - timed | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | Damages: explosion/time bomb, none, fuses failed and device failed to detonate (court building) | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,003,100,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 10 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Maryland | Cambridge | 38.563122 | -76.078063 | 1 | 0 | Ladies room | 3/10/1970: An unidentified White middle-aged female was suspected of bombing the Dorchester County Courthouse in Cambridge, Maryland, United States where the trial for radical Black leader H. Rap Brown was originally scheduled to be held. There were no casualties but the building sustained extensive damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | null | Dorchester County Courthouse | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | To disrupt the trial of H. Rap Brown | 1 | null | null | 0 | 1 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Time bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Thirty foot hole blown into a brick wall at the corner of the courthouse | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Police were unsure if the perpetrator acted out in support or defiance of H. Rap Brown. This attack is linked with 197003090006. H. Rap Brown was charged with arson and inciting a riot. However, he never showed up for his trial and was finally apprehended in 1972. The bombings occurred at a time of a lot of racial tension in Maryland. Immediately after the bombing, there were numerous bomb threats to public buildings in the Baltimore and Washington DC areas. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Homer Bigart, "Maryland Hunts Woman In Blast," New York Times, March 12, 1970. | Peter A. Jay, "Bomb Threats in Area," Washington Post, March 13, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,100,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 10 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Francisco | 37.755363 | -122.443352 | 1 | 0 | San Francisco State College | 3/10/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into the office of Dr. Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa, the president of San Francisco State College, in San Francisco, California, United States. The bomb failed to ignite. The next day their were violent protests on campus against military recruiters on the SFSC campus. Previously, S. I. Hayakawa took a hard line against student demonstrators. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | null | null | null | Office of S. I. Hayakawa | 217 | United States | 8 | Educational Institution | 50 | Other Personnel | San Francisco State College | Officer of the president, San Francisco State College | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the policies of S. I. Hayakawa towards student demonstrators | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The Molotov cocktail was thrown through the window of the office. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "S. F. State Protest Ends, Off-Campus Rampage Blocked," Washington Post, March 11, 1970. | "People In The News," The Spokesman-Review, March 11, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,003,110,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 11 | null | 1 | 3/15/1970 | 30 | Brazil | 3 | South America | Sao Paulo | Sao Paulo | -23.550711 | -46.633475 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | Japanese govt | Nobico Okushi, Japanese consul general, Sao PAulo | 101 | Japan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Revolutionary Vanguard (VPR) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 6 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | null | Brazil | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.8 |
197,003,110,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 11 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Champaign | 40.102408 | -88.227159 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/11/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Army and Air Force Recruiting Station at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, United States. There were no casualties but the Recruiting Station was destroyed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | Army and Air Force Recruiting Station | Army and Air Force Recruiting Station, University of Illinois | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the government's presence on the University of Illinois campus. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Recruiting station destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The attack occurred a week after a motion in the University Senate to end the Illiac project failed. The project brought a high powered computer to campus that would be used mostly for government research. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Patrick D. Kennedy, "Reactions Against the Vietnam War and Military-Related Targets on Campus: The University of Illinois as a Case Study, 1965-1972," Illinois Historical Journal, 1991. | "1,000 Students Assail Brigham Young Ties," Washington Post, March 12, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,003,120,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 12 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | null | general telephone and electronics | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Force 9 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 25,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197003120001, 197003120002, 197003120005 | 0 | 1 |
197,003,120,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 12 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 4 | Multinational Corporation | null | IBM | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Force 9 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 25,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197003120001, 197003120002, 197003120005 | 0 | 1 |
197,003,120,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 12 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Chicago | 41.842602 | -87.681229 | 1 | 0 | Underneath car | 3/12/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, a bomb exploded underneath an empty police car parked in front of detective headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, United States. There were no casualties but the car sustained minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Chicago Police | Chicago Police Car | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Floor boards ripped up | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Bombs and Threats Jolt Cities," Washington Post, March 14, 1970. | Homar Bigart, "Many Buildings Evacuated Here In Bomb Scares," New York Times, March 13, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197003120003, 197003120004 | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,003,120,004 | 1,970 | 3 | 12 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Chicago | 41.842602 | -87.681229 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/12/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, a cherry bomb was thrown at an empty police car in Chicago, Illinois, United States, after two officers left the vehicle responding to a call for help. There were no casualties but the car was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Chicago Police | Chicago Police Car | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 11 | Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Cherry bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Wrecked the car | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Bombs and Threats Jolt Cities," Washington Post, March 14, 1970. | Homar Bigart, "Many Buildings Evacuated Here In Bomb Scares," New York Times, March 13, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197003120003, 197003120004 | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,003,120,005 | 1,970 | 3 | 12 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 3/12/1970: In a series of related attacks, the Revolutionary Force 9 claimed credit for the bombing of the Mobil Oil Company Building in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained heavy structural damage. The Revolutionary Force 9 claimed that the Mobil Oil Company was an "enem(y) of human life" because it profited off of the Vietnam War. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 1 | Gas/Oil/Electric | Mobile Oil Company | Mobil Oil Company Building | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Force 9 | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the Vietnam War and companies profiting from the war | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 3 | Call (pre-incident) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Major (likely >= $1 million but < $1 billion) | null | Heavy structural damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197003120001 and 197003120002. The bomb was placed in the hallway on the 34th floor. The Revolutionary Force 9 called the police to ward authorities of the bomb before it detonated. The RF9 also later sent a letter to United Press International after the explosion listing their grievances. The group also called in bomb threats to many other buildings in New York City leading to numerous evacuations. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Homar Bigart, "Many Buildings Evacuated Here In Bomb Scares," New York Times, March 13, 1970. | "Bombs Rock 3 Manhattan Skyscrapers," Washington Post, March 13, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197003120001, 197003120002, 197003120005 | 0 | 1 |
197,003,130,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Appleton | 44.260288 | -88.397455 | 1 | 0 | Lawrence University | 3/13/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators set off a firebomb at the R.O.T.C. Building at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained damage to its walls | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | R.O.T.C. | R.O.T.C. at Lawrence University | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the R.O.T.C. program and Vietnam War | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A gasoline can was found | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Wall of building damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Blasts and Threats Occur Across the U.S." New York Times, March 14, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197003130001, 197003130002 | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,003,130,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Appleton | 44.268598 | -88.42844 | 1 | 0 | Classroom and faculty room | 3/13/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators threw two incendiary devices into Appleton West High School in Wisconsin, United States. The firebombs caused a fire but there were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | null | Appleton West High School | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Incendiary device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Fire in school | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This incident might be part of a multiple attack with 197003130001. Both attacks were firebombings in Appleton Wisconsin occurring on the same day, however it is unknown if the perpetrators were the same. After the attack, a car was reported fleeing the scene at a high speed. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Blasts and Threats Occur Across the U.S." New York Times, March 14, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197003130001, 197003130002 | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,003,140,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 14 | null | 1 | 3/31/1970 | 65 | Ethiopia | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown | null | null | 5 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 10 | Journalists & Media | 53 | Newspaper Journalist/Staff/Facility | National geographic society | Film crew | 422 | International | 20 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Eritrean Liberation Front | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | null | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 5 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.952381 |
197,003,140,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 60 | Egypt | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Alexandria | Alexandria | 31.198056 | 29.919167 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 6 | Airports & Aircraft | 42 | Aircraft (not at an airport) | null | United Arab Airlines Flight Antonov 24 Acft | 60 | Egypt | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 2 | 0.86671 |
197,003,140,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Brooklyn | 3/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed an explosive device outside of the U. S. Army Reserve Building in Fort Hamilton, New York, United States. The device was discovered and disarmed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | US Military | Army Reserve Building | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the Vietnam War and sabotage the US Army | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,140,004 | 1,970 | 3 | 14 | null | 1 | 3/15/1970 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Long Beach | 33.766725 | -118.192399 | 1 | 0 | Pacific Ocean | 3/14/1970: Two crewmen on the SS Columbia Eagle, Clyde William McKay Jr. and Leonard Glatkowski, hijacked the ship which debarked from Long Beach, California, United States towards Thailand. The ship was transporting munitions that were to be used by the US military in the Vietnam War. Twenty four crewmen were released from the ship immediately after the hijacking while thirteen were held on board as the ship was diverted to Cambodia. The next day the SS Columbia reached Cambodia and the two perpetrators attempted attain asylum. After many negotiations, the ship and crew were allowed to return to the United States on April 8th and McKay and Glatkowski remained in Cambodia. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Hijacking | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 32 | Military Maritime | US Military | SS Columbia Eagle | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | To impede the US war effort and protest the Vietnam War | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 3 | Handgun | 7 | Fake Weapons | 3 | Handgun | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Semiautomatic pistol, revolver, and fake bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 13 | 13 | null | 1 | Cambodia | Cambodia | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | null | McKay and Glatkowski hijacked the ship by detaining the captain with their handguns and claiming that there was a bomb on board. The device turned out to be fake. Glatkowski would eventually return to the United States and was sentenced to a ten year prison sentence. McKay would never return to the United States and his whereabouts remain unknown. This was the first mutiny in the United States Navy in 150 years. The ship was eventually returned to the United States with all of its cargo. | "Mystery of the SS Columbia Eagle Hijacking," Vietnam Magazine, February, 2001. | Tad Szulc, "U.S. Arms Ship to Thailand Seized by 'Men With Guns,'" New York Times, March 16, 1970. | "U. S. Arms Ship, Freed, Leaves Cambodia," New York Times, April 9, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,150,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Puerto Rico | San Juan | 18.386932 | -66.061127 | 1 | 0 | Outside of building | 3/15/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at a Kresge's Department Store in suburban San Juan, Puerto Rico. There were no casualties and only minor damages were inflicted. Kresge was an American owned company. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Department Store | Kresge's Department Store | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Puerto Rican Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Broken windows and smoke damage. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "San Juan Store Bombed," New York Times, March 16, 1970. | William Sater, "Puerto Rican Terrorists: A Possible Threat to U.S. Energy Installations?," RAND, October 1981. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.653846 |
197,003,150,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Montana | Billings | 45.783975 | -108.505794 | 1 | 0 | Backseat | 3/15/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb in the backseat of a parked police car in Billings, Montana, United States. There were no casualties, however, the car was demolished. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Billings Police | Billings Police car | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Car bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Vehicle was demolished | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Bomb Wrecks Police Car," New York Times, March 16, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,003,160,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 16 | March 16-17, 1970 | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Bernardino | 34.105245 | -117.294124 | 1 | 0 | Living room, outside of house | 3/16/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw four firebombs at the house of Councilman Norris Gregory in San Bernardino, California, United States. He received minor burns attempting to put out the fire and the house sustained an estimated $4,000 in damages. Gregory was the first and only Black councilman in San Bernadino at the time. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 15 | Politician or Political Party Movement/Meeting/Rally | Black San Bernardino Councilman | Norris Gregory | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | To protest African Americans sitting on the San Bernardino city council | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebombs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 4,000 | The house was damaged and the drapes were set on fire | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | At the time of the firebombing Norris Gregory was facing a recall election. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Four Black Churches Fire Bombed in Texas," Jet Magazine, March 25, 1971. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.914286 |
197,003,170,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Los Angeles | 34.097866 | -118.407379 | 1 | 0 | 450 Ficketts St. | 3/17/1970: Suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front detonated two bombs in administration offices at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, California, United States. There were no casualties and the bombs caused little damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles | Administration offices, Roosevelt High School | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Chicano Liberation Front | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the poor quality of education at a school district made up primarily of Mexican-Americans. | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 9 | Other | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two bombs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Little damages to administrative offices | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | There were three other incidents also protesting the quality of education at Roosevelt High School (197004080003, 197004150004, and 197004150005). Moreover, the school was the target of many demonstrations during this time period. The Chicano Liberation Front claimed credit for the incident in a tape recording sent to the Los Angeles Free Press. The CLF stated that they were "fed up with our people being treated like dogs." However, authorities could not confirm if the CLF actually committed the attack. | "Arsonists Blamed in $100,000 Roosevelt High School Blaze," Los Angeles Times, April 9, 1970. | Paul Houston and Franz Rodriguez, "Chicano Militants Reportedly Claim 28 Bombings in L.A.," Los Angeles Times, August 14, 1971. | null | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.967742 |
197,003,180,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Ohio | Lockland | 39.226835 | -84.453309 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/18/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at a booster station of the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company in Lockland, Ohio, United States. There were no casualties but the transformer sustained extensive damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | null | null | Transformer | Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Booster Station | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Extensive damage to the transformer | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,003,200,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 20 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Oregon | Portland | 45.511795 | -122.675629 | 1 | 0 | Near Trucks | 3/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed two firebombs at the United States Army Reserve Training Center in Portland, Oregon, United States. One bomb ignited but burnt out before causing any damage and the other bomb was found and dismantled. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | US Military | United States Army Reserve Training Center in Portland Oregon | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the Vietnam War and sabotage the US Army | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two firebombs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,003,200,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 20 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Michigan | Detroit | 42.331685 | -83.047924 | 1 | 0 | In front of his car | 3/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators shot and killed Burton I. Gordin, the director of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, in a downtown garage in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Police suspected that this incident might have been politically motivated as no money was stolen from Gordin's wallet. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | Michigan Civil Rights Commission | Burton I. Gordin | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the civil rights movement | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Three shots fired | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The police were unsure if this incident was an attempted robbery, with the perpetrators too frightened to take the targets money, or if it was an assassination. | Jerry M. Flint, "Civil Rights Chief In Michigan Slain," New York Times, March 21, 1970. | "No Motive of Suspect Seen In Slaying of Rights Official," Washington Post, March 22, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.914286 |
197,003,210,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | District of Columbia | Washington | 38.908642 | -77.015381 | 1 | 0 | White House Mail Room | 3/21/1970: In a series of related incidents, a letter bomb protesting the draft was sent to President Richard Nixon in Washington D.C., United States. The bomb was intercepted and dismantled. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 17 | Head of State | President of the United States | President Richard Nixon | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | To protest against the draft. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 9 | Letter Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The explosives within the letter bomb were strong enough to blow off a persons fingers. The detonator contained a mousetrap which experts believed would not have been powerful enough to trigger the explosive. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This was part of multiple attacks with incident 197003310003. Both bombs were sent from Seattle and the letter bomb addressed to President Nixon stated that the Selective Service Offices were "next." | George Lardner Jr. "Bomb is Sent by Mail to Nixon Over Draft," Washington Post, April 26, 1970. | null | "Bomb for White House Found and Deactivated," New York Times, April 24, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,210,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 3/21/1970: In a series of related attacks, a group called Puerto Rican Resistance claimed credit for an incendiary device that ignited at Bloomingdale's Department Store in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties but the firebomb caused minor damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Department Store | Bloomingdale's Department Store | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Puerto Rican Resistance Movement | null | null | null | null | null | Promote Puerto Rican Independence | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Cigarette box containing flammable material, batteries, and a watch mechanism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Suits were burnt | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197003210003. Four Ecuadorians were originally detained for the bombings but they were eventually released. The Puerto Rican Resistance claimed credit for the incident in a letter to the New York Daily News. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Robert D. McFadden, "2 Stores Targets of Arson Devices," New York Times, March 22, 1970. | "Chicago 'Bomb Factory' Probe Seeks Links to Those in N.Y.," Washington Post, April 1, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 197003210002, 197003210003 | 0 | 1 |
197,003,210,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 3/21/1970: In a series of related attacks, a group called Puerto Rican Resistance claimed credit for two incendiary devices that ignited at Alexander's Department Store in Manhattan, New York, United States. One person was injured but the firebomb caused minor damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Department Store | Alexander's Department Store | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Puerto Rican Resistance Movement | null | null | null | null | null | Promote Puerto Rican Independence | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Cigarette box containing flammable material, batteries, and a watch mechanism | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Merchandise was slightly damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197003210002. Four Ecuadorians were originally detained for the bombings but they were eventually released. The Puerto Rican Resistance claimed credit for the incident in a letter to the New York Daily News. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Robert D. McFadden, "2 Stores Targets of Arson Devices," New York Times, March 22, 1970. | "Chicago 'Bomb Factory' Probe Seeks Links to Those in N.Y.," Washington Post, April 1, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 197003210002, 197003210003 | 1 | 1 |
197,003,220,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | The Bronx | 3/22/1970: In a series of related attacks, a member of the Black Panther Party detonated a pipe bomb at the brokerage firm Nagler, Weissman & Co. in the Bronx, New York, United States. There were no casualties but the door and windows of the building were damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Stock Brokerage | Nagler, Weissman & Company | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Panthers | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary movement against the financial establishment | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pipe bomb with timer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Door and windows of building damaged. Windows of adjacent buildings also damaged. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197003220002 and 197003220003. Police believed that 197003220001 and 197003220002 were carried out by Godwin Bernard, a member of the Black Panther Party. He was injured when a bomb accidentally blew up in his apartment in what the police determined was a bomb factory. Police accused his roommate Ishmael Brown, who died in the apartment blast, to be the perpetrator of 197003220003. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Michael Knight, "15 at the Electric Circus Injured in Bomb Explosion," New York Times, March 23, 1970. | Lawrence Van Gelder, "Injured Bombing Suspect Is Arraigned in Hospital," New York Times, August 12, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197003220001, 197003220002, 197003220003 | 0 | 0.75 |
197,003,220,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | The Bronx | 3/22/1970: In a series of related attacks, a member of the Black Panther Party placed a pipe bomb on the window ledge of Chase-Manhattan Bank in the Bronx, New York, United States. Police discovered and disarmed the time bomb. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Chase-Manhattan Bank | Chase-Manhattan Bank, Bronx branch | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Panthers | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary movement against the financial establishment | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pipe bomb with timer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197003220001 and 197003220003. Police believed that 197003220001 and 197003220002 were carried out by Godwin Bernard, a member of the Black Panther Party. He was injured when a bomb accidentally blew up in his apartment in what the police determined was a bomb factory. Police accused his roommate Ishmael Brown, who died in the apartment blast, to be the perpetrator of 197003220003. There was a pipe bomb placed in the same bank two weeks later (197004020002). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Michael Knight, "15 at the Electric Circus Injured in Bomb Explosion," New York Times, March 23, 1970. | Lawrence Van Gelder, "Injured Bombing Suspect Is Arraigned in Hospital," New York Times, August 12, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197003220001, 197003220002, 197003220003 | 0 | 0.75 |
197,003,220,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 3/22/1970: In a series of related attacks, a suspected member of the Black Panther Party detonated a pipe bomb at the Electric Circus Discotheque in Manhattan New York, United States. Seventeen people were injured and the building sustained minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 11 | Entertainment/Cultural/Stadium/Casino | Discotheque | Electric Circus | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Panthers | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pipe bomb made of dynamite and small caliber ammunition with a clock detonator | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Portable stage destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197003220001 and 197003220002. Originally the police believed that the attack was part of a dispute between Hells Angels, but eventually police accused Ishmael Brown, a member of the Black Panther Party, of being the perpetrator. The Black Panther Party denied any involvement in the incident. Brown was killed when a bomb accidentally blew up in his apartment in what the police determined was a bomb factory. Police accused his roommate Godwin Bernard, who was injured in the apartment blast, of being the perpetrator in 197003220001 and 197003220002 | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Michael Knight, "15 at the Electric Circus Injured in Bomb Explosion," New York Times, March 23, 1970. | Lawrence Van Gelder, "Injured Bombing Suspect Is Arraigned in Hospital," New York Times, August 12, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197003220001, 197003220002, 197003220003 | 17 | 0.75 |
197,003,230,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 23 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Florida | Orlando | 28.538235 | -81.377389 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/23/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb that destroyed the local headquarters of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners union in Orlando, Florida, United States. There were no causalities. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 82 | Labor Union Related | United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners | Local 1765 Orlando Headquarters | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Many sticks of dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Two story building destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Union's Building Blasted," New York Times, March 23, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,003,240,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 24 | null | 0 | null | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Pampanga | Angeles | 15.153002 | 120.591942 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | U.S. Air Force | officer | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
197,003,240,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 24 | null | 1 | 3/26/1970 | 58 | Dominican Republic | 2 | Central America & Caribbean | National | Santo Domingo | 18.456792 | -69.951164 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | U.S. Air force | Lt. Col. Donal J. Crowley, U.S. Air attache | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dominican Popular Movement (MPD) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | null | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,003,240,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 24 | null | 1 | 3/28/1970 | 11 | Argentina | 3 | South America | Corrientes | Ituzaingo | -27.583246 | -56.683334 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | Paraguayan government | Waldemar Sanchez, paraguayan consul, Buenos Aires | 158 | Paraguay | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Argentine Liberation Front (FAL) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | null | Argentina | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,003,240,004 | 1,970 | 3 | 24 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 3/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators tossed a bomb through the window of Joe's Restaurant in Manhattan, New York, United States after it closed. There were no casualties, however, windows and furniture were damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 2 | Restaurant/Bar/Café | Restaurant | Joe's Restaurant | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Brick tossed through a window then bomb tossed in afterwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Windows were shattered and furniture was damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Bomb Rips Another Café in 'Village.'" Washington Post, March 25, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,003,240,005 | 1,970 | 3 | 24 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Ohio | Cleveland | 41.479561 | -81.675461 | 1 | 0 | At the pedestal of The Thinker statue. | 3/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a pipe bomb at Auguste Rodin's Thinker statue that was located in front of the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio, United States. There were no casualties, however, the statue was irrevocably damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 81 | Museum/Cultural Center/Cultural House | Cleveland Museum of Art | The Thinker statue | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | Suspected motive was to protest the Vietnam War. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pipe bomb consisting of the equivalent of three sticks of dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Base and legs of the statue were destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The perpetrators were never captured, however, it is believed that the attack was intended to protest the Vietnam War. The statue was never repaired. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Damaged Rodin Work is Righted in Cleveland," New York Times, March 31, 1970. | "Auguste Rodin (French 1840-1917) the Thinker, 1880-1881," http://www.clevelandart.org/educef/sisterwendy/4832057.aspx, 2009. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,003,240,006 | 1,970 | 3 | 24 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Richmond | 37.93781 | -122.342709 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb outside of the home of a police officer in Richmond, California, United States. There were no casualties, but the house sustained minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Richmond Police Officer | House of Police Officer | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 17 | Other Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Homemade bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Windows shattered. Walls and furniture damaged. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,003,270,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Francisco | 37.755363 | -122.443352 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at the Trovatore Tavern in San Francisco, California, United States. The Tavern was across the street from the Hall of Justice and frequented by police officers. There were no casualties, however, the building sustained $5,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | San Francisco Police Department | San Francisco Police Officers frequenting Trovatore Tavern | 217 | United States | 1 | Business | 2 | Restaurant/Bar/Café | Tavern | Trovatore Tavern | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 5,000 | Building sustained damages | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Earlier in the month, a leader of the Black community was killed by a San Francisco Police Officer over an argument. | "S.F. Tavern Is Bombed Near Police Station," Washington Post, March 28, 1970. | "Guerrilla Acts of Sabotage and Terrorism in the United States 1965-1970," Scanlan's Magazine, January 1971. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,003,290,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 29 | null | 0 | null | 11 | Argentina | 3 | South America | Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | -34.61768 | -58.444435 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | USSR | Yuri Pivovarov, commercial attache | 359 | Soviet Union | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Argentine National Organization Movement (MANO) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | Argentina | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 5 | Successful Rescue | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,003,290,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 29 | null | 0 | null | 110 | Lebanon | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Beirut | Beirut | 33.888523 | 35.503513 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | U.S. Embassy | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.875817 |
197,003,300,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Biggsville | 40.85122 | -90.864369 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/30/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to the Old State Bank of Biggsville building which housed the Selective Service Offices in Biggsville, Illinois, United States. There were no casualties but the building and draft records were destroyed causing an estimated $10,500 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Selective Service office in Biggsville Illinois | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest and sabotage the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 105,000 | Building and draft records destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The perpetrators entered the building by forcing open a rear window. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Fire in Draft Office Destroys Many Files," Chicago Tribune, March 29, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,300,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Georgia | Fort Benning | 32.3575 | -84.95623 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/30/1971: A United States soldier threw a firebomb at the military courthouse in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States where the trial of Lt. William Calley was taking place. Lt. William Calley was on trial for his involvement in the My Lai Massacre. It is unknown if the attack was successful. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | Military courthouse where the trial of Lt. William Calley was held | Military courthouse, Fort Benning Georgia | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the trial of Lt. William Calley and show sympathy for the defendant | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb thrown from a car | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | William Greider, "Calley Pleads for Future Gis," Washington Post, March 31, 1971. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,310,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 31 | null | 1 | 4/5/1970 | 83 | Guatemala | 2 | Central America & Caribbean | Guatemala | Guatemala City | 14.622869 | -90.529068 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | FRG Govt. | Count Karl Von Spreti, ambassador to Guatemala | 75 | Germany | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Rebel Armed Forces of Guatemala (FAR) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | Guatemala | 1 | 700,000 | null | null | null | null | 4 | Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt) | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 1 | 1 |
197,003,310,002 | 1,970 | 3 | 31 | null | 1 | 4/3/1970 | 101 | Japan | 4 | East Asia | null | Fukouka | 33.580412 | 130.396361 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Hijacking | null | null | null | null | 6 | Airports & Aircraft | 42 | Aircraft (not at an airport) | Japan Airlines | Boeing 727 | 101 | Japan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Japanese Red Army (JRA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | 9 | Melee | 23 | Knife or Other Sharp Object | null | null | 23 | Knife or Other Sharp Object | null | null | null | null | Swords; Bomb; Knives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 129 | 0 | null | null | South Korea | South Korea | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | null | null | null | null | null | Hijacking DB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.777778 |
197,003,310,003 | 1,970 | 3 | 31 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | District of Columbia | Washington | 38.908642 | -77.015381 | 1 | 0 | Selective Service Mail Room | 3/31/1970: In a series of related incidents, a letter bomb protesting the draft was sent to Curtis W. Tarr, the head of the Selective Services in Washington D.C., United States. The bomb was intercepted and dismantled. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 18 | Government Personnel (excluding police, military) | Director of the Selective Services | Curtis W. Tarr | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | To protest against the draft. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 9 | Letter Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The explosives within the letter bomb were strong enough to blow off a persons fingers. The detonator contained a mousetrap which experts believed would not have been powerful enough to trigger the explosive. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This was part of multiple attacks with incident 197003210001. Both bombs were sent from Seattle and the letter bomb addressed to President Nixon stated that the Selective Service Offices were "next." | George Lardner Jr. "Bomb is Sent by Mail to Nixon Over Draft," Washington Post, April 26, 1970. | "New Draft Chief Target of Bomb," Washington Post, April 1, 1970. | "Bomb for White House Found and Deactivated," New York Times, April 24, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,003,310,004 | 1,970 | 3 | 31 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/31/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed two jeeps owned by the University of Washington parked at the Seattle campus in Washington, United States. There were no casualties, but the vehicles sustained major damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | University of Washington | Jeeps owned by the University of Washington | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Vehicles extensively damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Robert W. Patterson, "Crime & the American Response," Facts on File, 1973 | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,004,000,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 0 | null | 1 | 4/5/1970 | 65 | Ethiopia | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown | null | null | 5 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | Peace corps, U.S. government | Jack Fry, peace corps official | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Eritrean Liberation Front | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | null | Ethiopia | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.952381 |
197,004,010,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Michigan | East Lansing | 42.7375 | -84.483779 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the administration building at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained $500 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Michigan State University | Michigan State University administration building | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | Protest racism and promote a leftist revolution | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive devices made of firecrackers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 500 | Four glass doors were damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The perpetrators painted "Smash Racist U" and "Revolution" on the wall next to the administration building | Robert W. Patterson, "Crime & the American Response," Facts on File, 1973 | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,004,010,002 | 1,970 | 4 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | Ithaca | 42.455233 | -76.475847 | 1 | 0 | Cornell University | 4/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators started a fire at the building that houses the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $100,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University | Building housing Africana Studies and Research Center | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | To intimidate the African American community at Cornell University | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 100,000 | Upper two stories and roof of building damaged. Records and research material destroyed. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack occurred amidst heightened racial tensions at Cornell University. Five weeks earlier the Black Woman's Cooperative on campus was firebombed (197002220001). In response to the attack, 100 African American Cornell students looted the campus book store and turned over two cars. These students were disappoint with how the university handled the situation, As a result of the disturbances, a curfew was established on campus. | Richard Phalon, "Fire Destroys the Black Studies Center at Cornell," New York Times, April 2, 1970. | Paul L. Montgomery, "100 Cornell Negro Students Loot New Campus Store," New York Times, April 7, 1970. | Michael T. Kaufman, "Court Enjoins Violence at Cornell; Curfew Set," New York Times, April 10, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,004,010,003 | 1,970 | 4 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Texas | Houston | 29.813822 | -95.365295 | 1 | 0 | Rice University | 4/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a kerosene fire to the Naval R.O.T.C. building at Rice University in Houston, Texas, United States. There were no casualties but a hole was burned through one side of the building. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | Naval R.O.T.C. | Naval R.O.T.C. at Rice University | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the Vietnam War and the R.O.T.C. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Kerosene poured along the side of the building and set on fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Flames burnt a hole through one side of the building. A classroom was damaged. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Classes continued in the Naval R.O.T.C. building even while it was being repaired. Less than a week later the office of the dean of students at Rice University was destroyed by a firebomb (197004050007). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Cornell Officials Hint Arson In Black Studies Center Fire," Washington Post, April 2, 1970. | "Arson Suspected In Fire at Rice," The Victoria Advocate, April 6, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,004,020,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Pampanga | Mabalacat City | 15.185916 | 120.54187 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | U.S. Air Force | Airmen | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | New People's Army (NPA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 2 | 0.886364 |
197,004,020,002 | 1,970 | 4 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | The Bronx | 4/2/1970: Unknowns perpetrator placed a pipe bomb in a vestibule of Chase Manhattan Bank in the Bronx, New York, United States. The bomb was discovered and subsequently dismantled by the police. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Chase-Manhattan Bank | Chase-Manhattan Bank, Bronx branch | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary movement against the financial establishment | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Twelve inch pipe bomb capped at both ends | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Same types of bombs used in 197004040001 and 197004040002. Also, there was a previous bombing against the same bank two weeks earlier (197003220002). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Homemade Bomb Found in Vestibule Of Bank in Bronx," New York Times, April 3, 1970. | Alfonso A. Narvaez, "Two More Bombs Discovered Here," New York Times, April 4, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,004,030,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 96 | Ireland | 8 | Western Europe | Dublin | Dublin | 53.361675 | -6.245485 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Bank of Ireland | Richard Fallon, 42, Garda Siochana | 96 | Ireland | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Saor Eire (Irish Republican Group) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firearm | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | CAIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | null | 1 |
197,004,040,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 4/4/1970: In a series of related attacks that failed, unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb at the Banco de Ponce in Manhattan, New York, United States. The bomb was discovered and subsequently disarmed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Banco de Ponce | Banco de Ponce, Bronx Branch | 163 | Puerto Rico | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary movement against the financial establishment | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fifteen inch pipe bomb capped at both ends | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Alfonso A. Narvaez, "Two More Bombs Discovered Here," New York Times, April 4, 1970. | Thomas F. Brady, "Blast Survivor's Prints Identified on Bomb at a Bank," New York Times, April 5, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197004040001, 197004040002 | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,004,040,002 | 1,970 | 4 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | The Bronx | 4/4/1970: In a series of related attacks that failed, unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb at a busy intersection in the Bronx, New York, United States. The bomb was discovered and subsequently disarmed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 79 | Public Area (garden, parking lot, garage, beach, public building, camp) | Busy intersection | 135th Street and Brook Avenues | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fifteen inch pipe bomb capped at both ends | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Alfonso A. Narvaez, "Two More Bombs Discovered Here," New York Times, April 4, 1970. | Thomas F. Brady, "Blast Survivor's Prints Identified on Bomb at a Bank," New York Times, April 5, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197004040001, 197004040002 | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,004,040,003 | 1,970 | 4 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Pullman | 46.731958 | -117.162603 | 1 | 0 | Rogers Field Stadium | 4/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at Rogers Field Stadium at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, United States. There were no casualties, but the stadium sustained $700,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Football stadium of Washington State University | Rogers Field Stadium | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 700,000 | Stands and equipment were damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The reasons behind the attack was never discovered. Police could not ascertain whether the motives were political or criminal. In May 1970, Vietnam protesters attempted to burn down the northern stands of the stadium. | Hannelore Sudermann, "A Burning Mystery," Washington State Magazine, 2007. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Richard McCartan, "Remembering Rogers Field," Cougfan.com, January 20, 2002. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,004,050,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 30 | Brazil | 3 | South America | Rio Grande do Sul | Porto Alegre | -30.034108 | -51.217839 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | state dept | Curtis C. Cutter, U.S. consul, Porto Alegre | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Revolutionary Vanguard (VPR) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | null | Brazil | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 1 | 0.8 |
197,004,050,003 | 1,970 | 4 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 11 | Argentina | 3 | South America | Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | -34.61768 | -58.444435 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | null | HQ. Patricios Infantry Regiment | 11 | Argentina | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Argentine Liberation Front (FAL) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearms | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 15,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | 1 |
197,004,050,004 | 1,970 | 4 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Trona | 35.76625 | -117.370674 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/5/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators bombed a power line pole supplying electrical power to a pumping station in Trona, California, United States. There were no casualties but the power line pole was destroyed. At the time, the American Potash Plant of Trona was the scene of a major workers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | null | Power line pole | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite blast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Power line pole destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This incident might be part of a multiple attack with 197004050005. The American Potash Plant of Trona California was the scene of a major workers strike. Other attacks in Trona include 197004140002, 197004220001 197004220001, and 197005210001. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,004,050,005 | 1,970 | 4 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Trona | 35.76625 | -117.370674 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/5/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators set fire to barracks owned by the American Potash and Chemical Company in Trona, California, United States. There were no casualties but the barracks were damaged. At the time, the American Potash Plant of Trona was the scene of a major workers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 5 | Industrial/Textiles/Factory | American Potash and Chemical Company | Barracks of American Potash and Chemical Company | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fire ignited with a flammable liquid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Barracks were damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This incident might be part of a multiple attack with 197004050004. The American Potash Plant of Trona California was the scene of a major workers strike. Other attacks in Trona include 197004140002, 197004220001, 197004220001, and 197005210001. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,004,050,006 | 1,970 | 4 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 4/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb at the Young Women's Christian Association in Manhattan, New York, United States. The bomb was discovered and subsequently disarmed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 12 | NGO | 62 | International NGO | Young Women's Christian Association | West Side Branch of Young Women's Christian Association in Manhattan New York | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 17 | Other Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Six inch tube filled with powder and a detonating device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The bomb was discovered taped underneath a table in the auditorium. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Incendiary Device is Found at Y.W.C.A.," New York Times, April 6, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,004,050,007 | 1,970 | 4 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Texas | Houston | 29.813822 | -95.365295 | 1 | 0 | Rice University | 4/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to the office of the dean of students at Rice University in Houston, Texas, United States. There were no casualties but the office sustained an estimated $50,000 in damages. Student records were also destroyed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Rice University | Office of dean of students, Rice University | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 50,000 | Office damaged and irreplaceable student records were destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Less than a week before this incident the Naval R.O.T.C. at Rice University was firebombed (197004010003). | "Arson Suspected In Fire at Rice," The Victoria Advocate, April 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,004,080,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 8 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Kansas | Lawrence | 38.973065 | -95.236534 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/8/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the building of Anchor Savings & Loan in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. There were no casualties but two windows were shattered. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Anchor Savings & Loan | Anchor Savings & Loan, Lawrence Kansas | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Two windows destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,004,080,002 | 1,970 | 4 | 8 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Kansas | Baxter Springs | 37.023676 | -94.735504 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/8/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the car of a person working at a strike bound company in Baxter, Kansas, United States. There were no casualties but the car was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 67 | Unnamed Civilian/Unspecified | null | Individual at strike bound company | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the strike | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 17 | Other Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Homemade bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Car damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,004,080,003 | 1,970 | 4 | 8 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Los Angeles | 34.097866 | -118.407379 | 1 | 0 | 450 Ficketts St. | 4/8/1970: Suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front set fire to the administration building at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, California, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained over $100,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles | Administration building, Roosevelt High School | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Chicano Liberation Front | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the poor quality of education at a school district made up primarily of Mexican-Americans. | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 9 | Other | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 100,000 | Vice principal's offices and administrative offices destroyed. Several classrooms damaged. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | There were three other incidents also protesting the quality of education at Roosevelt High School (197003170002, 197004150005, and 197004150005). Moreover, the school was the target of many demonstrations during this time period. The fire was discovered at 5:00 AM. A pile of books and magazines soaked in oil in the library were also discovered untouched by the fire. The Chicano Liberation Front claimed credit for the incident in a tape recording sent to the Los Angeles Free Press. The CLF stated that they were "fed up with our people being treated like dogs." However, authorities could not confirm if the CLF actually committed the attack. | "Arsonists Blamed in $100,000 Roosevelt High School Blaze," Los Angeles Times, April 9, 1970. | "2 School Buildings Hit by Fires; Loss $95,000," Los Angeles Times, April 16, 1970. | Paul Houston and Franz Rodriguez, "Chicano Militants Reportedly Claim 28 Bombings in L.A.," Los Angeles Times, August 14, 1971. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.967742 |
197,004,090,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | East St. Louis | 38.624421 | -90.150603 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred at Fairview Heights Construction Site. | 4/9/1970: Unknown assailants bombed a shovel crane belonging to the Waggoner Equipment Rental & Excavating Company in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. There were no casualties but the crane sustained an estimated $30,000 in damages. The perpetrators were protesting outside companies that worked on construction projects in East St. Louis. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 5 | Industrial/Textiles/Factory | Waggoner Equipment Rental & Excavating Company | Large shovel crane | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | Protest non-local companies from working in East St. Louis | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite explosion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 30,000 | Large shover crane damaged. Windows at two homes and adjacent meat market shattered. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The owner of Waggoner Equipment Rental & Excavating Company stated that he received a telephone call warning of the attack. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,004,110,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 11 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Diego | 32.715695 | -117.161719 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/11/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the barracks at the Imperial Beach Naval Air Station in San Diego, California, United States. There were no casualties but the barracks building was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | US Military | Imperial Beach Naval Air Station | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the Vietnam War | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Wooden type barracks building damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,004,110,002 | 1,970 | 4 | 11 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | Ithaca | 42.455233 | -76.475847 | 1 | 0 | Cornell University | 4/11/1970: Two unknown individuals threw Molotov cocktails into the Olin Library, McGraw Hall, Morrill Hall, and Psi Upsilon fraternity at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States. Only two of the Molotov cocktails ignited and caused minor damage. There were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Cornell University | Olin Library, McGraw Hall, and Morrill Hall | 217 | United States | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 70 | Student | Psi Upsilon fraternity | Psi Upsilon, Cornell chapter | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | To destabilize Cornell University | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov Cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Slight damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack occurred amidst heightened racial tensions at Cornell University. A week earlier the Africana Studies and Research Center was firebombed (197004010002). The two perpetrators were identified as White. There were many bomb threats to university buildings the next day. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Burning of Africana Center Causes Tensions on Campus," Cornell Reports: Volume Four, Number Three, May, 1970. | Peter Bartfield, "More Violence Hits Campus," Cornell Daily Sun, April 13, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,004,110,003 | 1,970 | 4 | 11 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Texas | Freeport | 28.949564 | -95.344371 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/11/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a storage tank at the Dow Chemical Company located north of Freeport, Texas, United States. Five people received minor injuries from flying glass and an estimated $250,000 in damages was caused to the facilities. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 5 | Industrial/Textiles/Factory | Dow Chemical Company | Dow Chemical Company plant, Freeport Texas | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosion and fire | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 250,000 | Storage tank damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "5 Persons Hurt In Plant Blast", The Victoria Advocate, April 12, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 5 | 0.86671 |
197,004,130,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | null | High woltage power line | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | New World Liberation Front (NWLF) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 25,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.837209 |
197,004,130,002 | 1,970 | 4 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Missouri | Kansas City | 39.176086 | -94.574127 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/13/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed East High School in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | East High School | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Doors were damaged and about a dozen windows were shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197004130003 and 197004130004. All three incidents occurred simultaneously around midnight. This attack occurred two days before other bombings in Kansas City 197004160001, 197004160002, 197004160003. The Kansas City Police department were unsure of the motive behind the attacks believing that the perpetrators could be left-wing radicals, right-wing radicals, or mad men. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Teamster Walkouts Close More Plants," Washington Post, April 17, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197004130002, 197004130003, 197004130004 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,004,130,003 | 1,970 | 4 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Missouri | Kansas City | 39.176086 | -94.574127 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/13/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed Linwood Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 15 | Religious Figures/Institutions | 86 | Place of Worship | Linwood Methodist Church | Linwood Methodist Church, Kansas City | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Natural gas regulator of Church was destroyed. Windows of church and surrounding buildings shattered. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197004130002 and 197004130004. All three incidents occurred simultaneously around midnight. This attack occurred two days before other bombings in Kansas City 197004160001, 197004160002, 197004160003. The Kansas City Police department were unsure of the motive behind the attacks believing that the perpetrators could be left-wing radicals, right-wing radicals, or mad men. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Teamster Walkouts Close More Plants," Washington Post, April 17, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197004130002, 197004130003, 197004130004 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,004,130,004 | 1,970 | 4 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Missouri | Kansas City | 39.176086 | -94.574127 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/13/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed the Police Academy of Kansas City, Missouri, United States. There were no casualties but the windows of the Police Academy and surrounding buildings were shattered. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Kansas City Police Department | Kansas City Police Academy | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Windows of Police Academy and surrounding buildings shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197004130002 and 197004130003. All three incidents occurred simultaneously around midnight. This attack occurred two days before other bombings in Kansas City 197004160001, 197004160002, 197004160003. The Kansas City Police department were unsure of the motive behind the attacks believing that the perpetrators could be left-wing radicals, right-wing radicals, or mad men. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Teamster Walkouts Close More Plants," Washington Post, April 17, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197004130002, 197004130003, 197004130004 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,004,140,002 | 1,970 | 4 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Trona | 35.76625 | -117.370674 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a sewer leading from the American Potash Plant in Trona, California, United States. There were no casualties but a substantial part of the sewer was destroyed. At the time, the American Potash Plant of Trona was the scene of a major workers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 5 | Industrial/Textiles/Factory | American Potash and Chemical Company | American Potash Plant, Trona California | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite placed in sewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Two-hundred and fifty foot section of sewer destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other attacks in during the strike in Trona include 197004050004, 197004050005, 197004220001, 197004220001, and 197005210001. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,004,140,003 | 1,970 | 4 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Long Beach | 33.783824 | -118.11409 | 1 | 0 | California State University | 4/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb in the Science Building at California State University, Long Beach, United States. The bomb was discovered and subsequently disarmed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | California State University, Long Beach | Science Building | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,004,140,004 | 1,970 | 4 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Los Angeles | 34.097866 | -118.407379 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a stick of dynamite, kerosene, a cloth rag, matches, and a cigarette explosive device at the May Company Department Store in Los Angeles, California, United States. The weapons were discovered and removed by security officials. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | May Company Department Store | May Company Department Store, Los Angeles | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Stick of dynamite, cigarette explosive device, cloth rag, kerosene, and matches | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,004,150,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 102 | Jordan | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Amman | Amman | 31.950001 | 35.933331 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | US Embassy | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearms; Explosives | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 100,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.875817 |
197,004,150,002 | 1,970 | 4 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Los Angeles | 34.097866 | -118.407379 | 1 | 0 | null | 4/15/1970: Four Cuban refugees firebombed a building in Los Angeles, California, United States, occupied by pro-Castro sympathizers. There were no casualties but the building was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 84 | Political Party Member/Rally | null | Building owned by pro-Castro sympathizers | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Cuban Exiles | null | null | null | null | null | Intimidate pro-Castro sympathizers and protest Fidel Castro's government. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Chemical-type firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Building was damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.909091 |
197,004,150,004 | 1,970 | 4 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Los Angeles | 34.097866 | -118.407379 | 1 | 0 | 1549 Norfolk St. | 4/15/1970: In a series of related attacks, suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front set fire to the Board of Education administration building in Los Angeles, California, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained $75,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Los Angeles Board of Education | Board of Education administration building, Los Angeles | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Chicano Liberation Front | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the poor quality of education at a school district made up primarily of Mexican-Americans. | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 9 | Other | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 75,000 | East Los Angeles Superintendent's Office Destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This is part of a multiple incident with 197004150005. There were two other incidents also protesting the quality of education at Roosevelt High School (197003170002 and 197004080003). Moreover, the school was the target of many demonstrations during this time period. The fire started in the west wing of the building and spread to the east wing. The office of Richard Cooper, the superintendent for East Los Angeles junior and senior high schools, was destroyed. The Chicano Liberation Front claimed credit for the incident in a tape recording sent to the Los Angeles Free Press. The CLF stated that they were "fed up with our people being treated like dogs." However, authorities could not confirm if the CLF actually committed the attack. | "2 School Buildings Hit by Fires; Loss $95,000," Los Angeles Times, April 16, 1970. | Paul Houston and Franz Rodriguez, "Chicano Militants Reportedly Claim 28 Bombings in L.A.," Los Angeles Times, August 14, 1971. | "Two School Damaged by Early Fire," Lodi News-Sentinel, April 16, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197004150004, 197004150005 | 0 | 0.967742 |
197,004,150,005 | 1,970 | 4 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Los Angeles | 34.097866 | -118.407379 | 1 | 0 | 450 Ficketts St. | 4/15/1970: In a series of related attacks, suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front set fire to a storage structure at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, California, United States. There were no casualties but the school sustained $20,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles | Storage structure, Roosevelt High School | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Chicano Liberation Front | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the poor quality of education at a school district made up primarily of Mexican-Americans. | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 9 | Other | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 20,000 | Storage structure damaged. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This is part of a multiple incident with 197004150004. There were two other incidents also protesting the quality of education at Roosevelt High School (197003170002 and 197004080003). Moreover, the school was the target of many demonstrations during this time period. Shortly before the fire ignited, people were witnessed running from the school. The Chicano Liberation Front claimed credit for the incident in a tape recording sent to the Los Angeles Free Press. The CLF stated that they were "fed up with our people being treated like dogs." However, authorities could not confirm if the CLF actually committed the attack. | "2 School Buildings Hit by Fires; Loss $95,000," Los Angeles Times, April 16, 1970. | Paul Houston and Franz Rodriguez, "Chicano Militants Reportedly Claim 28 Bombings in L.A.," Los Angeles Times, August 14, 1971. | "Two School Damaged by Early Fire," Lodi News-Sentinel, April 16, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197004150004, 197004150005 | 0 | 0.967742 |
197,004,160,001 | 1,970 | 4 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Missouri | Kansas City | 39.176086 | -94.574127 | 1 | 0 | Air-conditioning unit | 4/16/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed the Plaza III Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. There were no casualties but the blast blew a hole through the ceiling of the restaurant. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 2 | Restaurant/Bar/Café | Kansas City Restaurant | Plaza III Restaurant | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Sophisticated time bomb device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | A hole was blasted through the ceiling of the restaurant and two doors were shattered. Two windows of an adjacent building were damaged. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197004160002 and 197004160003. All three incidents occurred within a four-minute time span. This attack occurred two days after other bombings in Kansas City 197004130002, 197004130003, and 197004130004. The Kansas City Police department were unsure of the motive behind the attacks believing that the perpetrators could be left-wing radicals, right-wing radicals, or mad men. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Teamster Walkouts Close More Plants," Washington Post, April 17, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197004160001, 197004160002, 197004160003 | 0 | 0.86671 |