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197,004,160,002
1,970
4
16
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Missouri
Kansas City
39.176086
-94.574127
1
0
Women's Restroom
4/16/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed the Waltower Building in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained extensive damages.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
14
Private Citizens & Property
79
Public Area (garden, parking lot, garage, beach, public building, camp)
Kansas City Office Building
Waltower Building
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
Two restrooms destroyed, elevator doors damaged, and six floors of ventilating shafts were damaged as well.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197004160001 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
197,004,160,003
1,970
4
16
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Missouri
Kansas City
39.176086
-94.574127
1
0
Restroom
4/16/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed the Argyle Building in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. There were no casualties but the building was damaged.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
14
Private Citizens & Property
79
Public Area (garden, parking lot, garage, beach, public building, camp)
Kansas City Office Building
Argyle Building
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
Restrooms and lobby damaged, glass doors shattered
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197004160001 and 197004160002. 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
197,004,160,004
1,970
4
16
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Trona
35.76625
-117.370674
1
0
null
4/16/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed railroad tracks leading to the American Potash Plant in Trona, California, United States. There were no casualties but the tracks were partially 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
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
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Railroad tracks partially destroyed
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Other attacks in Trona during the American Potash Plant strike include 197004050004, 197004050005, 197004140002 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
197,004,170,001
1,970
4
17
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Oakland
37.791927
-122.225906
1
0
null
4/17/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panther Party ambushed a police paddy wagon carrying two police officers and four prisoners in Oakland, California, United States. Both police officers were critically wounded. In the ensuing car chase, the perpetrators threw fragmentation grenades at police vehicles causing major damage. Two of the assailants were eventually captured.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
2
Armed Assault
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
3
Police
23
Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys)
Oakland Police Department
Oakland Police Paddy Wagon
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
To kill police
1
null
null
0
-99
2
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
5
Firearms
2
Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle
6
Explosives
7
Grenade
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Automatic weapons and fragmentation grenades
0
0
2
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Police vehicles heavily damaged
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The Black Panther Party denied involvement in the attack, however, one of the captured assailants, Lewis R. Williams, was a captain in the BPP.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"5 Killed by Tornado in Mississippi," Washington Post, April 20, 1970.
Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005.
Hewitt Project
0
0
0
0
null
2
0.75
197,004,190,001
1,970
4
19
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Washington
Seattle
47.610786
-122.331306
1
0
Capital Hill Area
4/19/1970: In a simultaneous bombing campaign, suspected White Racists detonated an explosive device at the Japanese Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties and the church sustained $2,000 in damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
15
Religious Figures/Institutions
86
Place of Worship
Church
Japanese Presbyterian 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
To intimidate/show dissatisfaction with White sympathizers of the African American cause.
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
All four bombs went off in a span of 90 minutes.
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
2,000
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was part of a multiple attack 197004190002, 197004190003, and 197004190004. Although leftists, rightists, Blacks, and Whites have been accused of being perpetrators of the bombings, the general consensus is that the attack was carried out by White Racists. This attack had a great psychological affect on the city of Seattle. The mayor enforced the notion that the citizens of the Emerald City were "frightened" and needed answers.
Earl Caldwell, "Fear Grows in Seattle as Police Urge F.B.I. Help on Bombings," New York Times, April 26, 1970.
"4 Buildings Bombed in Seattle," Washington Post, April 21, 1970.
Carole Beers, "David Sprague, Former Legislator Who Was Radical Thinker, Gadfly," Seattle Times, June 28, 1997.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
197004190001, 197004190002, 197004190003, 197004190004
0
0.914286
197,004,190,002
1,970
4
19
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Washington
Seattle
47.610786
-122.331306
1
0
Capital Hill Area
4/19/1970: In a simultaneous bombing campaign, suspected White Racists detonated an explosive device at Hard Castle Realty, a real estate office that employed African Americans in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties and the office sustained $4,000 in damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
null
null
Realty office that employed African Americans
Hardcastle Realty
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/show dissatisfaction with White sympathizers of the African American cause.
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
All four bombs went off in a span of 90 minutes.
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
4,000
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was part of a multiple attack 197004190001, 197004190003, and 197004190004. Although leftists, rightists, Blacks, and Whites have been accused of being perpetrators of the bombings, the general consensus is that the attack was carried out by White Racists. This attack had a great psychological affect on the city of Seattle. The mayor enforced the notion that the citizens of the Emerald City were "frightened" and needed answers. There was an attempted bombing against the same realty office a month later (197005150004).
Earl Caldwell, "Fear Grows in Seattle as Police Urge F.B.I. Help on Bombings," New York Times, April 26, 1970.
"4 Buildings Bombed in Seattle," Washington Post, April 21, 1970.
Carole Beers, "David Sprague, Former Legislator Who Was Radical Thinker, Gadfly," Seattle Times, June 28, 1997.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
197004190001, 197004190002, 197004190003, 197004190004
0
0.914286
197,004,190,003
1,970
4
19
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Washington
Seattle
47.610786
-122.331306
1
0
Capital Hill Area
4/19/1970: In a simultaneous bombing campaign, suspected White Racists detonated an explosive device at a restaurant that was constructed by African Americans in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties and the restaurant sustained around $2,000 in damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
2
Restaurant/Bar/Café
Restaurant constructed by African Americans
Drive-in Hamburger Restaurant
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/show dissatisfaction with White sympathizers of the African American cause.
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
All four bombs went off in a span of 90 minutes.
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
2,000
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was part of a multiple attack with 197004190001, 197004190002, and 197004190004. Although leftists, rightists, Blacks, and Whites have been accused of being perpetrators of the bombings, the general consensus is that the attack was carried out by White Racists. This attack had a great psychological affect on the city of Seattle. The mayor enforced the notion that the citizens of the Emerald City were "frightened" and needed answers.
Earl Caldwell, "Fear Grows in Seattle as Police Urge F.B.I. Help on Bombings," New York Times, April 26, 1970.
"4 Buildings Bombed in Seattle," Washington Post, April 21, 1970.
Carole Beers, "David Sprague, Former Legislator Who Was Radical Thinker, Gadfly," Seattle Times, June 28, 1997.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
197004190001, 197004190002, 197004190003, 197004190004
0
0.914286
197,004,190,004
1,970
4
19
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Washington
Seattle
47.610786
-122.331306
1
0
Capital Hill Area
4/19/1970: In a simultaneous bombing campaign, suspected White Racists detonated an explosive device at the house of State Legislator David G. Sprague in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties and the house sustained $1,000 in damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
2
Government (General)
15
Politician or Political Party Movement/Meeting/Rally
White politician who represents a Black constituency
David G. Sprague
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/show dissatisfaction with White sympathizers of the African American cause.
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
All four bombs went off in a span of 90 minutes.
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
1,000
The house was slightly damaged. 16 windows were shattered.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was part of a multiple attack with 197004190001, 197004190002, and 197004190003. Although leftists, rightists, Blacks, and Whites have been accused of being perpetrators of the bombing, the general consensus is that the attack was carried out by White Racists. This attack had a great psychological affect on the city of Seattle. The mayor enforced the notion that the citizens of the Emerald City were "frightened" and needed answers. Two months before this attack, the Seattle home of State Senator Fred Dore, a white legislator in a Black community, was also bombed (197002060002).
Earl Caldwell, "Fear Grows in Seattle as Police Urge F.B.I. Help on Bombings," New York Times, April 26, 1970.
"4 Buildings Bombed in Seattle," Washington Post, April 21, 1970.
Carole Beers, "David Sprague, Former Legislator Who Was Radical Thinker, Gadfly," Seattle Times, June 28, 1997.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
197004190001, 197004190002, 197004190003, 197004190004
0
0.914286
197,004,190,005
1,970
4
19
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
New York
New York City
40.697132
-73.931351
1
0
Queens
4/19/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb in a corrections officer's car parked outside of the House of Detention in Queens, New York, United States, where ten Black Panthers members were held. The bomb failed to explode and was discovered after an unknown individual phoned the police stating "we're going to blow up the jail in a half hour. Free the Panther 21."
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
0
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
3
Police
23
Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys)
New York Police Department
Corrections Officer's 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
To coerce the government to free the Panther 21 from prison.
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
Lighted cigarette attached to bomb fuse
0
0
3
0
0
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The lighted cigarette burned out before detonating the bomb.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Bomb Found at Jail, Dynamite at a Bank," New York Times, April 20, 1970.
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
3
0.836957
197,004,200,001
1,970
4
20
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Kansas
Lawrence
38.954344
-95.255796
1
0
University of Kansas
4/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Student Union at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained approximately $3,000,000 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
University of Kansas, Lawrence
Student Union
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
This attack occurred during heightened racial tensions in Lawrence Kansas.
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
3
0
1
2
Major (likely >= $1 million but < $1 billion)
3,000,000
The roof caved in and the top two floors of the buildings were gutted
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Authorities were unsure whether the perpetrators were Black or White. After the attack, a curfew was instituted in Lawrence and the National Guard was called in. Before the fire broke out, there were reports of loud explosions at the Student Union.
Rusty L. Monhollon, "This is America? The Sixties in Lawrence, Kansas," Palgrave, 2002.
Deborah C. Kidwell, "Building the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the University of Kansas," Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains, 2007.
"Curfew Ordered in Illinois Town," Baltimore Sun, April 25, 1970.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
3
0.810811
197,004,210,001
1,970
4
21
null
0
null
160
Philippines
5
Southeast Asia
Unknown
Cauayan
null
null
5
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
Philippines Airlines Aircraft
160
Philippines
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
2
Major (likely >= $1 million but < $1 billion)
2,000,000
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
36
0.86671
197,004,210,002
1,970
4
21
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Los Angeles
34.097866
-118.407379
1
0
Intersection of Wabash Ave. and Sentinel Ave.
4/21/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw two Molotov Cocktails into a Bank of America branch in Los Angeles, California, United States. Another firebomb thrown into the facility did not explode. There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $30,000 in damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
1
Business
3
Bank/Commerce
Bank of America
Boyle Heights branch of Bank of America in Los Angeles
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
Bank of America was perceived to symbolize the "capitalist exploitation of the little man."
0
null
null
0
3
-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
Three gasoline Molotov cocktails
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
30,000
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The incident took place around 2:30 AM. After the firebombs ignited, three people were witnessed fleeing the scene in a car.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Boyle Heights Bank Set Afire; Damage Estimated at $30,000," Los Angeles Times, April 22, 1970.
"Bank Bombed," Spokane Daily Chronicle, April 21, 1970.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.751445
197,004,220,001
1,970
4
22
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Trona
35.76625
-117.370674
1
0
null
4/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a pipeline supplying brine to the American Potash Plant in Trona, California, United States. There were no casualties but the salt-water pipeline was destroyed and the fire hydrants of Trona were dry for around eight hours. 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
Salt-water pipeline
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
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
Salt-water pipeline and fire hydrants of Trona California were put out of commission for approximately eight hours.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Other attacks in Trona during the American Potash Plant strike include 197004050004, 197004050005, 197004140002, 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
197,004,220,002
1,970
4
22
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Berkeley
37.874043
-122.280022
1
0
University of California, Berkeley
4/22/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators firebombed building T-9 at the University of California, Berkeley, United States. There were no casualties but the upper floor of the building sustained extensive 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
University of California, Berkeley
T-9 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
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
Upper floor badly damaged
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197004220003. The building was an old, temporary, wooden structure.
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
197004220002, 197004220003
0
0.810811
197,004,220,003
1,970
4
22
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Berkeley
37.874043
-122.280022
1
0
University of California, Berkeley
4/22/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators placed a firebomb in building T-7 at the University of California, Berkeley, United States. The bomb was discovered before it ignited.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
0
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
8
Educational Institution
49
School/University/Educational Building
University of California, Berkeley
T-7 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
8
Incendiary
20
Gasoline or Alcohol
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
Part of a multiple attack with 197004220002. The building was an old, temporary, wooden structure.
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
197004220002, 197004220003
0
0.810811
197,004,220,004
1,970
4
22
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
43.064388
-87.966202
1
0
null
4/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Schmidt Building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. There were no casualties but the facility was damaged. Federal government offices were located in the building.
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
Federal government offices
Schmidt 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
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
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
0.810811
197,004,220,005
1,970
4
22
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Illinois
Champaign
40.102408
-88.227159
1
0
University of Illinois
4/22/1970: Two women failed in their attempts to ignite a gasoline bomb at the University of Illinois' Police Station in Urbana, United States.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
0
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
3
Police
22
Police Building (headquarters, station, school)
University Police Station
University Police Station, Urbana 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
null
1
null
null
0
2
-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
Petrol 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
The failed attack occurred one week after demonstrations against the R.O.T.C. at the University of Illinois.
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.
null
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.810811
197,004,220,006
1,970
4
22
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Redlands
34.062685
-117.163181
1
0
Redlands University
4/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators set off two firebombs at Redlands University in California, United States. A Molotov cocktail destroyed offices in the administrative building and a bottle filled with inflammable liquid caused minor damages to a bathroom in the Hall of Letters. There were no casualties but the total damage was estimated at $40,000.
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
Redlands University
Administrative building and Hall of Letters, Redlands University
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
8
Incendiary
19
Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Molotov cocktail and a soft drink bottle filled with an inflammable liquid lit by matches
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
40,000
The offices of the dean of men, dean of women and vice president of students affairs were destroyed. Men's bathroom in Hall of Science sustained minor damages.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The president of the University of Redlands, Dr. George Armacost, did not believe that the attack was perpetrated by students at the university.
"Firebomb Suspected As Cause In Redlands University Fire," The Bulletin, April 22, 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
197,004,230,001
1,970
4
23
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Puerto Rico
Aguada
18.379626
-67.188421
1
0
Atop a mountain
4/23/1970: In a series of four related incidents, the Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed credit for placing bombs that were discovered in a U.S. Naval Relay Power Station in Puerto Rico. Cumulatively, fifty-one out of fifty-three bombs failed to explode with the remaining two bombs causing minor damage.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
0
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
4
Military
27
Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy Relay Power Station
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Armed Commandos of Liberation
null
null
null
null
null
To cripple the telecommunications facilities of Puerto Rico
0
null
null
0
-99
-99
1
1
Letter
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
6
Explosives
14
Time Fuse
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
51 bombs were found minutes before they were set to explode.
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
In the four attacks, cumulatively, only two bombs exploded causing minor damage.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197004230002, 197004230003, and 197004230004. The overall goal of the bombings were to cripple Puerto Rican telecommunication facilities. No information could be found describing a specific breakdown of how many bombs were placed at each target. The Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed that the attacks caused more damage than what the media reported. Specifically, the ACL claimed that the police microwave communications were destroyed. This incident took place at the same time that the La Liga Socialista Puertorriquena led a strike against General Electric in Puerto Rico.
"51 Bombs Dismantled in Puerto Rico" Washington Post, April 24, 1970.
"San Juan Bombs Hit Police Radios" Washington Post, April 29, 1970.
"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
0
0
0
197004230001, 197004230002, 197004230003, 197004230004
0
0.615385
197,004,230,002
1,970
4
23
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Puerto Rico
Aguada
18.379626
-67.188421
1
0
Atop a mountain
4/23/1970: In a series of four related incidents, the Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed credit for placing bombs that were discovered in the offices of Motorola Inc. in Puerto Rico. Cumulatively, fifty-one out of fifty-three bombs failed to explode with the remaining two bombs causing minor damage.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
0
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
16
Telecommunication
90
Telephone/Telegraph
Puerto Rican telecommunications facility
Motorola
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Armed Commandos of Liberation
null
null
null
null
null
To cripple the telecommunications facilities of Puerto Rico
0
null
null
0
-99
-99
1
1
Letter
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
6
Explosives
14
Time Fuse
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
51 bombs were found minutes before they were set to explode.
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
In the four attacks, cumulatively, only two bombs exploded causing minor damage.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197004230001, 197004230003, and 197004230004. The overall goal of the bombings were to cripple Puerto Rican telecommunication facilities. No information could be found describing a specific breakdown of how many bombs were placed at each target. The Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed that the attacks caused more damage than what the media reported. Specifically, the ACL claimed that the police microwave communications were destroyed. This incident took place at the same time that the La Liga Socialista Puertorriquena led a strike against General Electric in Puerto Rico.
"51 Bombs Dismantled in Puerto Rico" Washington Post, April 24, 1970.
"San Juan Bombs Hit Police Radios" Washington Post, April 29, 1970.
"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
0
0
0
197004230001, 197004230002, 197004230003, 197004230004
0
0.615385
197,004,230,003
1,970
4
23
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Puerto Rico
Aguada
18.379626
-67.188421
1
0
Atop a mountain
4/23/1970: In a series of four related incidents, the Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed credit for placing bombs that were discovered at the International Telephone and Telegraph building in Puerto Rico. Cumulatively, fifty-one out of fifty-three bombs failed to explode with the remaining two bombs causing minor damage.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
0
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
16
Telecommunication
90
Telephone/Telegraph
Puerto Rican telecommunications facility
International Telephone and Telegraph
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Armed Commandos of Liberation
null
null
null
null
null
To cripple the telecommunications facilities of Puerto Rico
0
null
null
0
-99
-99
1
1
Letter
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
6
Explosives
14
Time Fuse
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
51 bombs were found minutes before they were set to explode.
0
0
0
0
0
null
null
null
In the four attacks, cumulatively, only two bombs exploded causing minor damage.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197004230002, 197004230001, and 197004230004. The overall goal of the bombings were to cripple Puerto Rican telecommunication facilities. No information could be found describing a specific breakdown of how many bombs were placed at each target. The Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed that the attacks caused more damage than what the media reported. Specifically, the ACL claimed that the police microwave communications were destroyed. This incident took place at the same time that the La Liga Socialista Puertorriquena led a strike against General Electric in Puerto Rico.
"51 Bombs Dismantled in Puerto Rico" Washington Post, April 24, 1970.
"San Juan Bombs Hit Police Radios" Washington Post, April 29, 1970.
"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
0
0
0
197004230001, 197004230002, 197004230003, 197004230004
0
0.615385
197,004,230,004
1,970
4
23
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Puerto Rico
Aguada
18.379626
-67.188421
1
0
Atop a mountain
4/23/1970: In a series of four related incidents, the Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed credit for placing bombs in a Puerto Rican police station. The perpetrators were targeting communication devices. Cumulatively, fifty-one out of fifty-three bombs failed to explode with the remaining two bombs causing minor damage.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
0
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
3
Police
22
Police Building (headquarters, station, school)
Puerto Rican Police Station
Police telecommunication devices
163
Puerto Rico
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Armed Commandos of Liberation
null
null
null
null
null
To cripple the telecommunications facilities of Puerto Rico
0
null
null
0
-99
-99
1
1
Letter
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
6
Explosives
14
Time Fuse
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
51 bombs were found minutes before they were set to explode.
0
0
0
0
0
null
null
null
In the four attacks, cumulatively, only two bombs exploded causing minor damage.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197004230002, 197004230003, and 197004230001. The overall goal of the bombings were to cripple Puerto Rican telecommunication facilities. No information could be found describing a specific breakdown of how many bombs were placed at each target. The Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed that the attacks caused more damage than what the media reported. Specifically, the ACL claimed that the police microwave communications were destroyed. This incident took place at the same time that the La Liga Socialista Puertorriquena led a strike against General Electric in Puerto Rico.
"51 Bombs Dismantled in Puerto Rico" Washington Post, April 24, 1970.
"San Juan Bombs Hit Police Radios" Washington Post, April 29, 1970.
"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
0
0
0
197004230001, 197004230002, 197004230003, 197004230004
0
0.615385
197,004,240,001
1,970
4
24
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Palo Alto
37.424305
-122.143913
1
0
Stanford University
4/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw firebombs into two separate wings of the Center for Advanced Studies of Behavioral Sciences Building at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States. There were no casualties but there was an estimated $100,000 in damages not including lost research.
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
Stanford University
Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences
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 presence of the R.O.T.C. at Stanford University.
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 thrown through windows in separate parts of the building
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
100,000
Damages to two separate wings of the building. The research of ten scholars was destroyed.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The attack occurred three hours after a sit-in at Stanford University protesting the R.O.T.C.. World renowned scholar M. N. Srinivas lost his lifework on the Indian caste system as a result of the fire.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Fire After Stanford Sit-in Destroys 10 Scholars' Work," Washington Post, April 25, 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
0
0.810811
197,004,240,002
1,970
4
24
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Maryland
Baltimore
39.308342
-76.616104
1
0
West Baltimore
4/24/1970: Three members of the Black Panthers Party opened fire on a police vehicle parked in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Patrolman Donald Sager was killed and police officer Stanley Sierakowski was critically wounded but survived. The perpetrators were under orders from the Black Panthers to kill police.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
2
Armed Assault
null
null
null
null
3
Police
25
Police Security Forces/Officers
Baltimore Police Department
Baltimore Police Officers
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
To kill police
0
null
null
0
3
3
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
5
Firearms
3
Handgun
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
.45 caliber semi-automatic pistol and .38 caliber pistol
1
0
1
0
0
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The killings were part of a Black Panthers initiation ritual. All three perpetrators were convicted and received life sentences.
George J. Hiltner, "City Panther is Convicted of Murder," Washington Post, January 16, 1970.
Laurie Willis, "Judge Affirms 1972 Life Term," Baltimore Sun, December 5, 1972.
George J. Hiltner, "Panther Gets Life, 15 Years in Police Killings," Washington Post, June 17, 1972.
Hewitt Project
0
0
0
0
null
2
0.75
197,004,240,003
1,970
4
24
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
New York
New York City
40.697132
-73.931351
1
0
Manhattan
4/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Army and Air Force Recruiting Office located in an office building in Manhattan, New York, United States. 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
4
Military
28
Military Recruiting Station/Academy
Army and Air Force Recruiting Office
Army and Air Force Recruiting Office, Harlem New York
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 US military
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
Homemade pipe bomb
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Almost the entire rear of the facility was destroyed Walls, furniture, and windows were damaged.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Police believed that the same perpetrators also carried out 197004290001.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
Robert D. McFadden, "Recruiting Office Damaged By Bomb," New York Times, April 25, 1970.
"Homemade Bomb Is Found Near Harlem Police Station," New York Times, April 30, 1970.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.751445
197,004,240,004
1,970
4
24
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
New York
New York City
40.697132
-73.931351
1
0
Manhattan
4/24/1970: Republic of China's Vice Premier, Chiang Ching-kuo was visiting the United States for a meeting of the Far East-America Council of Commerce and Industry. While entering Manhattan's Plaza Hotel for a luncheon, an Asian man ran towards Chiang, pointing a black automated pistol. New York Detective James Ziede, acting as Chiang's security, grabbed the assailant's arm before he shot, deflecting the bullet aimed at Chiang towards the glass door and Chiang remained unharmed. Peter Huang Wen-hsiung, a Taiwan-born Chinese, and his brother-in-law, Cheng Tzu-tsai, were the named assailants.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
0
0
1
Assassination
null
null
null
null
7
Government (Diplomatic)
45
Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate)
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
Chiang Ching-kuo
44
China
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The World United Formosans for Independence (WUFI)
null
null
null
null
null
Peter Huang Wen-hsiung Taiwan, a member of WUFI, a pro-independence group, was opposed to the political views of the KMT, Chiang's party, who favored the re-unification of Taiwan with mainland China.
0
null
null
0
2
2
1
8
Personal claim
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
5
Firearms
3
Handgun
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Black automated pistol
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
The deflected bullet hit the Plaza Hotel's revolving glass door.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Huang and Cheng Tzu-tsai were arrested but jumped bail and fled the United States.
“Taiwan: A Shot at Chiang.” Time Magazine, May 4, 1970.
“Failed Assassin Vows to Pursue Independence for Taiwan.” Agence France Presse, May 6, 1996, International News Section.
Bodeen, Christopher. “Would Be Assassin Resurfaces in a Changed Taiwan.” Cornell University Press, May 6, 1996, International News Section.
Hewitt Project
0
1
1
1
null
0
0
197,004,250,001
1,970
4
25
null
0
null
209
Turkey
10
Middle East & North Africa
Istanbul
Istanbul
41.106178
28.689863
1
0
null
null
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
6
Airports & Aircraft
43
Airline Officer/Personnel
null
EL AL Office
97
Israel
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Palestinians
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
1
0
1
1
null
0
0.802667
197,004,250,003
1,970
4
25
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
40.008171
-75.13549
1
0
null
4/25/1970: Doughtry Long, a former associate dean of students at the University of Pennsylvania, was arrested for throwing two Molotov cocktails into the Office of Community Relations in the College Hall building at the Philadelphia, United States campus. There were no casualties and it is unknown whether the building sustained 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
University of Pennsylvania
Office of Community Relations, College Hall
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 University of Pennsylvania's policies towards minorities
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
Molotov Cocktails
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
Doughtry Long resigned from the University of Pennsylvania two weeks earlier over a dispute involving the distribution of funds to African American students. John Hardwick was question by the police about the attack, but never charged.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Ex-College Aide Is Charged In Series Of Fires," Baltimore Sun, April 27, 1970.
"Ex-Aide to Dean Accused of Setting Penn Campus Fires," New York Times, April 27, 1970.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.751445
197,004,250,004
1,970
4
25
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Michigan
East Lansing
42.7375
-84.483779
1
0
null
4/25/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators bombed the East Lansing State Bank in East Lansing, Michigan United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
3
Bank/Commerce
East Lansing Bank
East Lansing State Bank
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
16
Unknown Explosive Type
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Explosive taped to window
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
333
Softball sized hole in window
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197004250005 and 197004250006. The combined damages in three attacks was estimated to be $1,000.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"2 Oil Slicks Spotted Off Louisiana Coast," Washington Post, April 26.
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
197004250004, 197004250005, 197004250006
0
0.751445
197,004,250,005
1,970
4
25
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Michigan
East Lansing
42.7375
-84.483779
1
0
null
4/25/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators bombed the First National Bank in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
3
Bank/Commerce
East Lansing Bank
First National Bank, East Lansing
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
16
Unknown Explosive Type
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Explosive taped to window
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
333
Shattered glass front door
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197004250004 and 197004250006. The combined damages in three attacks was estimated to be $1,000.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"2 Oil Slicks Spotted Off Louisiana Coast," Washington Post, April 26.
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
197004250004, 197004250005, 197004250006
0
0.751445
197,004,250,006
1,970
4
25
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Michigan
East Lansing
42.7375
-84.483779
1
0
null
4/25/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators bombed the East Lansing Savings & Loan in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
3
Bank/Commerce
East Lansing Bank
East Lansing Savings & Loan
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
16
Unknown Explosive Type
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Explosive taped to window
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
333
Softball sized hole in window
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197004250004 and 197004250005. The combined damages in three attacks was estimated to be $1,000.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"2 Oil Slicks Spotted Off Louisiana Coast," Washington Post, April 26.
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
197004250004, 197004250005, 197004250006
0
0.751445
197,004,260,001
1,970
4
26
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
30.443335
-91.186994
1
0
null
null
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
2
Government (General)
21
Government Building/Facility/Office
null
State Capitol
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
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)
100,000
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
197004260001, 197004260002
0
0.836957
197,004,260,002
1,970
4
26
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
30.443335
-91.186994
1
1
Outskirts of city
4/26/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, suspected Black nationalists bombed a water cooling tower adjacent to the Baton Rouge Country Club in Louisiana, United States moments before the Louisiana State Capital Building was bombed. There were no casualties but the tower was destroyed and the country club sustained slight damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
9
Food or Water Supply
52
Water Supply
Baton Rouge Country Club
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
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
null
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Country club building sustained slight damages and water cooling tower was demolished
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 197004260001. The bomb went off ten minutes before the attack on the state capital building. Authorities were unsure whether the bomb consisted of dynamite, as was the case in 197004260001. The motive of the state capital bombing was to seek revenge for the killing of three African Americans by Louisiana policemen. There was also an attempted bombing of the country club four days later (197004300001).
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"1 of 2 Baton Rouge Explosions Rips Capitol's Senate Chamber," New York Times, April 27, 1970.
"Note Calls La. Capitol Blast 'Revenge,'" Washington Post, April 28, 1970.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
197004260001, 197004260002
0
0.836957
197,004,260,003
1,970
4
26
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Minnesota
Robbinsdale
45.031807
-93.336547
1
0
Outside of front door
4/26/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Selective Service Office, Local Board Number 51 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States. There were no casualties and it is unclear whether the building was 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
Selective Service
Robbinsdale Selective Service Office, Local Board Number 51
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 sabotage the draft
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
-9
4
Unknown
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
197,004,270,001
1,970
4
27
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Iowa
Iowa City
41.657825
-91.526534
1
0
Metal trash container
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb on a street in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. There was two injuries and twelve businesses were damaged at a total estimated cost of $20,000.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
null
null
Iowa City Businesses
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
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
Explosives
0
0
2
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
20,000
Twelve businesses damaged
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The bombing occurred one block away from the University of Iowa. Kathy Scharf and her mother Merlin Edwards were lightly wounded in the attack.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
Bill Lynch, "Note Calls La. Capitol Blast 'Revenge,'" Washington Post, April 28, 1970.
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
2
0.836957
197,004,270,002
1,970
4
27
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Connecticut
New Haven
41.312065
-72.928288
1
0
Yale Law School
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire in the basement of the Yale Law School Library in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. There were no casualties but around five hundred books were destroyed and the library sustained structural damage.
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
Yale Law School
Yale Law School Library
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 refusal of Yale Law School to cancel classes on May Day.
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)
2,500
Five hundred books destroyed and the building sustained considerable damage
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The attack occurred four days before a planned rally in support of the Black Panthers at Yale Law School. In response to the fire, it is widely assumed that Yale students began to turn against the radical policies of the protesters.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Fire Hits Yale Law Library," Washington Post, April 28, 1970.
Williamjames Hull Hoffer, "Dark Ages?" American History, 2006.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.810811
197,004,270,003
1,970
4
27
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Illinois
Evanston
42.056459
-87.675267
1
0
Northwestern University
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to the department of linguistics building at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States. There were no casualties but the fire caused an estimated $15,000 in damage.
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
Northwestern University
Department of Linguistics 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 military research conducted at Northwestern University.
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
Arson
0
0
0
0
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
The perpetrators wrongly suspected that military research was conducted in the linguistics building at the time.
Jay Pridmore, "Northwestern University: Celebrating 150 Years," Northwestern University Press, 2000.
Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005.
"Guerrilla Acts of Sabotage and Terrorism in the United States 1965-1970," Scanlan's Magazine, January 1971.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.810811
197,004,270,004
1,970
4
27
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Fullerton
33.882923
-117.929104
1
0
California State University, Fullerton
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed seven sticks of dynamite in the science building at California State University, Fullerton, United States. The dynamite was discovered and subsequently removed.
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, Fullerton
Science Building at California State University, Fullerton
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
28
Dynamite/TNT
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Seven sticks of 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.
null
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.810811
197,004,270,005
1,970
4
27
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Iowa
Ames
42.025345
-93.620199
1
0
null
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed an incendiary device in the garage of Judge John McKinney in Ames, Iowa, United States. The device was discovered and subsequently disarmed. Judge John McKinney resided over multiple cases against Anti-War protesters.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
0
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
14
Private Citizens & Property
68
Named Civilian
null
Judge John McKinney
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 establishment in Ames Iowa.
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
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
197,004,270,006
1,970
4
27
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Missouri
St. Charles
38.788097
-90.497479
1
0
null
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the car of the chairman of a group supporting pro-environmental legislation in St. Charles, Missouri, United States. There were no casualties but the car was slightly damaged.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
14
Private Citizens & Property
77
Laborer (General)/Occupation Identified
Chairman of group proposing pro-environmental legislation
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
Protest "river-saving" legislation in St. Charles Missouri.
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
Car slightly 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
0.86671
197,004,280,001
1,970
4
28
null
0
null
362
West Germany (FRG)
8
Western Europe
Berlin
West Berlin
52.50153
13.401851
1
0
null
null
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
1
Business
3
Bank/Commerce
null
Bank
75
Germany
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Extraparliamentary Opposition (APO)
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
0
-99
null
null
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 cocktails
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
1
0
1
1
null
0
1
197,004,280,002
1,970
4
28
null
0
null
499
East Germany (GDR)
9
Eastern Europe
Berlin
Berlin
52.50153
13.401851
1
0
null
null
1
1
1
-9
null
null
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
2
Government (General)
14
Judge/Attorney/Court
null
Court Bldg
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
8
Incendiary
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Incendiary
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
-9
-9
1
1
null
null
0.86671
197,004,290,001
1,970
4
29
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
New York
New York City
40.697132
-73.931351
1
0
Manhattan
4/30/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb near a police station in Manhattan, New York, United States. The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
0
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
3
Police
22
Police Building (headquarters, station, school)
New York Police Department
West 123d Street Police Station in Harlem
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
31
Pipe Bomb
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Eighteen inch pipe bomb with one inch diameter, both ends filled with low order powder
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
Police believed that the same perpetrators also carried out 197004240003. The pipe bomb was discovered in a brown canvas bag, fifty feet away from the police station.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Homemade Bomb Is Found Near Harlem Police Station," New York Times, April 30, 1970.
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.836957
197,004,300,001
1,970
4
30
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
30.443335
-91.186994
1
1
Outskirts of city
4/29/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed fourteen sticks of dynamite and a timing device outside of the Baton Rouge Country Club in Louisiana, United States. The device was discovered and subsequently disarmed by an Army demolition team. Four days before this incident, it is suspected that Black nationalists bombed the same country club.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
0
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
11
Entertainment/Cultural/Stadium/Casino
Baton Rouge Country Club
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
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
Fourteen sticks of dynamite connected to a tiny clock
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
Four days before the incident a bomb was detonated at the Baton Rouge Country Club (197004260002).
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
197,005,000,001
1,970
5
0
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Massachusetts
Boston
42.290156
-71.04897
1
0
Dorchester
5/0/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at St. Ann's Church in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. There were no casualties but the building was damaged. This is believed to be part of a campaign to scare Whites out of the Dorchester area.
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
Catholic Church in the Dorchester area of Boston
St. Anne's Church
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
To scare White Catholic residents of the Dorchester out of the area
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
Arson
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Church damaged
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Arsonists set a fire at St. Ann's Church around two months later (197007000002). Two synagogues in Dorchester sustained three arson attacks during this same time period (197005060007, 197005270002, and 197005270003).
Gerald H. Gamm, "Urban Exodus: Why the Jews Left Boston and the Catholics Stayed," Harvard University Press, 1999.
null
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.836957
197,005,000,002
1,970
5
0
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras
18.386932
-66.061127
1
0
null
5/0/1970: Suspected Puerto Rican nationalists bombed a Burger King in Rio Piedras ,Puerto Rico. The restaurant was damaged and one person was seriously injured by the explosion. The Burger King was located across the street from the University of Puerto Rico, the site of many student demonstrations.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
2
Restaurant/Bar/Café
Burger King
Burger King across the street from the University of Puerto Rico
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
Bomb
0
0
1
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
null
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.
"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.
null
Hewitt Project
0
0
0
0
null
1
0.653846
197,005,010,002
1,970
5
1
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
New York
New York City
40.697132
-73.931351
1
0
Manhattan
5/1/1970: Four unknown perpetrators firebombed a joint armed services recruiting booth in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties, but the recruiting booth sustained heavy damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
4
Military
28
Military Recruiting Station/Academy
Joint Armed Services Recruiting Booth
Joint Armed Services Recruiting Booth at 600 West 168th Street
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 draft and Vietnam War
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
Firebomb that consisted of glass containers thrown into recruiting booth
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Recruiting booth sustained heavy damage
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The perpetrators were described as youths in hippie attire. This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following President Nixon's announcement of troop movement into Cambodia.
"Two Students Held In Campus Bombing," New York Times, May 2, 1970.
null
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.751445
197,005,010,003
1,970
5
1
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Indiana
Greencastle
39.640397
-86.861622
1
0
DePauw University
5/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb on the DePauw University campus in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. The resulting fire damaged the R.O.T.C. office and university library. There were no casualties.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
4
Military
28
Military Recruiting Station/Academy
R.O.T.C.
R.O.T.C. Office, DePauw 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
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
Explosion causing a fire
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
R.O.T.C. building and library damaged by fire
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following President Nixon's announcement of troop movement into Cambodia.
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
197,005,010,004
1,970
5
1
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Connecticut
New Haven
41.316324
-72.922343
1
0
Yale University
5/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at the Ingalls Skating Rink at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. There were two injuries and the entrance of the building was damaged. The attack took place during a school dance after a large demonstration protesting the trial of the Black Panther Eight.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
8
Educational Institution
49
School/University/Educational Building
Yale University
Ingalls Skating Rink
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
17
Other Explosive Type
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Black power used for explosive
0
0
2
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Staircase near entrance was damaged and twenty large windows were shattered.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The police commissioner was unsure whether the perpetrators of the attack were for or against the Black Panther Eight. Two people were slightly injured by flying glass. Twelve thousand people attended the demonstration.
Homar Bigart, "New Haven Rally Ends a Day Early; Attendance Down," New York Times, May 3, 1970.
"First Day Ends in Melee," Hartford Courant, May 2, 1970.
Frank Donner, "Protectors of Privilege: Red Squads and Police Repression in Urban America," University of California Press, 1990.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
2
0.810811
197,005,010,005
1,970
5
1
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
New York
New York City
40.697132
-73.931351
1
0
The Bronx
5/1/1970: In a series of related incidents, suspected Puerto Rican nationalists detonated two bombs at the Dale Theatre in the Bronx, New York, United States. Ten people were injured in the attack and the theater sustained light damages. A third bomb that did not detonate was eventually discovered.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
11
Entertainment/Cultural/Stadium/Casino
Bronx Theater
Dale Theater
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA)
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
Three concussion bombs
0
0
10
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Theater sustained minor damages
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197005010006. Authorities believed that Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) member Carlos Feliciano was involved in the incident, but he was never charged. (See: "Charge Puerto Rican in Bombings," Chicago Defender, May 19, 1970.)
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
Paul L. Montgomery, "Bronx Bombings Scored By Mayor," New York Times, May 3, 1970.
"Small Bombs Injure 17 in N.Y. Theaters," Washington Post, May 2, 1970.
Hewitt Project
0
1
0
1
197005010005, 197005010006
10
0.933333
197,005,010,006
1,970
5
1
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
New York
New York City
40.697132
-73.931351
1
0
The Bronx
5/1/1970: In a series of related incidents, Puerto Rican nationalists detonated one bomb at the Paradise Theatre in the Bronx, New York, United States. One person was injured in the attack and the theater sustained light damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
1
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
11
Entertainment/Cultural/Stadium/Casino
Bronx Theater
Paradise Theater
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA)
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
One concussion bomb
0
0
1
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Theater sustained minor damages
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Part of a multiple attack with 197005010005. The attacks took place just minutes apart. Authorities believed that Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) member Carlos Feliciano was involved in the incident, but he was never charged. (See: "Charge Puerto Rican in Bombings," Chicago Defender, May 19, 1970.)
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
Paul L. Montgomery, "Bronx Bombings Scored By Mayor," New York Times, May 3, 1970.
"Small Bombs Injure 17 in N.Y. Theaters," Washington Post, May 2, 1970.
Hewitt Project
0
1
0
1
197005010005, 197005010006
1
0.933333
197,005,010,007
1,970
5
1
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Illinois
Champaign
40.1142
-88.243499
1
0
null
5/1/1970: An organization calling itself Revolutionary Force 26 firebombed the Lincoln Square Mall in Champaign, Illinois, United States. There were no casualties and the mall sustained only light damage. The incident occurred after the shooting of Edgar Hoults, an African American, by a Champaign Police Officer.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
1
Business
7
Retail/Grocery/Bakery
Champaign business
Lincoln Square Mall
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Revolutionary Force 26
null
null
null
null
null
Protest the treatment of African Americans in Champaign Illinois
0
null
null
0
-99
-99
1
9
Other
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
A group calling itself the Revolutionary Force 26 indicated that they were the perpetrators behind the attacks in an editorial in the Daily Illini. There were many protests and riots by the African American community of Champaign, after the shooting of Edgar Hoults.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Violence Continues in Illinois Cities," Washington Post, May 2, 1970.
Kerry L. Pimblott, "The Struggle For Racial Equity In The Champaign County Criminal Justice System," Champaign Independent Media Center, February 2008.
Hewitt Project
0
0
0
0
null
0
1
197,005,010,008
1,970
5
1
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Illinois
Champaign
40.1142
-88.243499
1
0
null
5/1/1970: An organization calling itself Revolutionary Force 26 firebombed the Jos. Kuhn Company in Champaign, Illinois, United States. There were no casualties and the clothing store sustained only light damage. The incident occurred after the shooting of Edgar Hoults, an African American, by a Champaign Police Officer.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
1
Business
7
Retail/Grocery/Bakery
Champaign business
Jos. Kuhn Company
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Revolutionary Force 26
null
null
null
null
null
Protest the treatment of African Americans in Champaign Illinois
0
null
null
0
-99
-99
1
9
Other
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
A group calling itself the Revolutionary Force 26 indicated that they were the perpetrators behind the attacks in an editorial in the Daily Illini. There were many protests and riots by the African American community of Champaign, after the shooting of Edgar Hoults.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Violence Continues in Illinois Cities," Washington Post, May 2, 1970.
Kerry L. Pimblott, "The Struggle For Racial Equity In The Champaign County Criminal Justice System," Champaign Independent Media Center, February 2008.
Hewitt Project
0
0
0
0
null
0
1
197,005,040,001
1,970
5
4
null
0
null
158
Paraguay
3
South America
Asuncion
Asuncion
-25.282773
-57.63561
1
0
null
null
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
1
Assassination
null
null
null
null
7
Government (Diplomatic)
45
Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate)
Israeli Govt
Wife, 1st sec. Israli Emb + an employee (wounded)
97
Israel
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Palestinians
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
0
2
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 firearm
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
1
0
1
1
null
2
0.802667
197,005,040,002
1,970
5
4
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Maryland
Jennings
39.645039
-79.183128
1
0
null
5/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a barbershop owned by a non-union member in Jennings, Maryland, United States. There were no casualties but the shop was damaged.
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
null
Barbershop whose owner was not a union member in Jennings, Maryland
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 barbershop owners who were not part of the union
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
There was a previous fire at the barbershop in 1969. The barbershop had been picketed by the local barber's union.
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
197,005,040,003
1,970
5
4
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
35.904912
-79.046913
1
0
null
5/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a plastic explosive at the R.O.T.C. office at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States. There were no casualties and it unknown whether the office sustained any damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
4
Military
28
Military Recruiting Station/Academy
R.O.T.C.
R.O.T.C. Office, University of North Carolina
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
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
Plastic explosive
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
This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following President Nixon's announcement of troop movement into Cambodia.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Behind The Drive To Destroy the R.O.T.C.," U.S. News & World Report, 6/29/1970.
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.810811
197,005,040,004
1,970
5
4
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Oklahoma
Norman
35.22076
-97.446599
1
0
null
5/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators tossed bricks into the window of the Selective Service office in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. The building was subsequently firebombed. There were no casualties but it the building was damaged.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
2
Government (General)
21
Government Building/Facility/Office
Selective Service
Selective Service office, Norman Oklahoma
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 draft
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
Bricks thrown at window and then firebombed
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 was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following President Nixon's announcement of troop movement into Cambodia.
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
197,005,040,005
1,970
5
4
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Missouri
Maryville
40.347457
-94.872909
1
0
null
5/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw two Molotov cocktails into the motor vehicle compound of the Missouri National Guard in Maryville, Missouri, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown whether the compound sustained damages.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
4
Military
35
Military Transportation/Vehicle (excluding convoys)
Missouri National Guard
Vehicle compound of Missouri National Guard
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 National Guard and the US military
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 Molotov cocktails
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
This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following President Nixon's announcement of troop movement into Cambodia.
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
197,005,050,001
1,970
5
5
null
0
null
499
East Germany (GDR)
9
Eastern Europe
Berlin
Berlin
52.50153
13.401851
1
0
null
null
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
7
Government (Diplomatic)
46
Embassy/Consulate
null
American-Haus
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Extraparliamentary Opposition (APO)
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
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
1
1
1
1
null
0
1
197,005,050,002
1,970
5
5
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Idaho
Lewiston
46.404973
-117.009341
1
0
null
5/5/1970: Joe Schock, an ex-Marine who served in Vietnam, threw a gasoline firebomb into the National Guard Armory in Lewiston, Idaho, United States. There were no casualties but twenty-nine military vehicles were destroyed, causing an estimated loss of $250,000.
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
National Guard
National Guard Armory, Lewiston Idaho
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 the National Guard
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
Gasoline firebomb tossed over fence
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
250,000
Twenty-nine military jeeps and trucks destroyed
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Joe Schock was captured, but skipped on his bail and escaped to Canada. This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Army's Rules Tightly Restrict 'Deadly Force' in Riot Situations," New York Times, May 6, 1970.
Jim Kershner, "Carl Maxey: A Fighting Life," University of Washington Press, 2008.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.751445
197,005,050,004
1,970
5
5
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Florida
Coral Gables
25.720851
-80.277857
1
0
University of Miami
5/5/1970: Members of the Black Afro Militant Movement (BAMM) bombed the Computer Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the building sustained 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 Miami
Computer Center, University of Miami
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Black Afro Militant Movement
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
Small explosive device
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
The Black Afro Militant Movement committed two other attacks in the Miami area during the same month 197005130004 and 197005200003)
"Final Report to the Grand Jury: B.A.M.M.," Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Dade County, November 9, 1970.
Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005.
"Princeton Ends School For Year," Baltimore Sun, May 6, 1970.
Hewitt Project
0
0
0
0
null
0
1
197,005,050,005
1,970
5
5
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Florida
Orlando
28.538235
-81.377389
1
0
null
5/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators tossed a firebomb through the window of a Federal Office Building in Orlando, Florida, United States. There were no casualties but an office in the Social Security Department was heavily damaged.
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
Federal Office Building
Social Security Department, Veterans Administration and Selective Service offices of Orlando Florida.
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 United States government
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 tossed through a window
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Office heavily damaged
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
In addition to the Social Security Department, the Federal Office Building also housed the Veterans Administration and Selective Service offices.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"U.S. Office is Bombed," New York Times, May 6, 1970.
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.751445
197,005,050,006
1,970
5
5
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
New York
New York City
40.697132
-73.931351
1
0
Brooklyn
5/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at the Sears, Roebuck & Company Department Store in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Two women were injured in the blast and it is unknown if the store was damaged.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
7
Retail/Grocery/Bakery
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Sears, Roebuck & Company, Brooklyn 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
16
Unknown Explosive Type
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Bomb believed to be hidden in a hand bag
0
0
2
0
-9
4
Unknown
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The explosion did not create a fire.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"2 Injured By Bomb In Brooklyn Store," New York Times, May 5, 1970.
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
2
0.86671
197,005,060,001
1,970
5
6
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Oakland
37.791927
-122.225906
1
0
null
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Selective Service Office in Oakland, California, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained $200 in damages.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
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 Oakland California
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
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)
200
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
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
197,005,060,002
1,970
5
6
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Washington
Longview
46.143582
-122.925645
1
0
Inside of a fence at rear of facility
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated two bombs, probably consisting of dynamite, at the Longview National Guard Armory in Longview, Washington, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown whether the explosion caused any damage.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
4
Military
27
Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost
National Guard Armory
Longview National Guard Armory
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 National Guard and the US military
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 explosive charges suspected of being dynamite
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
This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
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
197,005,060,003
1,970
5
6
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Pennsylvania
Reading
40.336585
-75.927843
1
0
null
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators set off an incendiary device at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown whether the resulting fire caused any damages.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
4
Military
27
Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost
U.S. Army Reserve Center
U.S. Army Reserve Center, Reading Pennsylvania
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 National Guard and the US military
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
-9
4
Unknown
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
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
197,005,060,004
1,970
5
6
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Oregon
Portland
45.511795
-122.675629
1
0
null
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators set off a firebomb at a Federal Government Building in Portland, Oregon, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $1000 in damages.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
2
Government (General)
21
Government Building/Facility/Office
Federal Government Building
Federal Government Building, Portland Oregon
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 policies of the US government
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)
1,000
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was one of many attacks against government targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
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
197,005,060,005
1,970
5
6
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
San Pedro
33.73787
-118.284664
1
0
null
5/6/1970: Two White males were arrested while they were attempting to firebomb vehicles at the San Pedro National Guard Armory in San Pedro, California, United States. No firebombs were succesfully ignited.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
0
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
4
Military
27
Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost
National Guard Armory
San Pedro National Guard Armory
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 National Guard and the US military
0
null
null
0
2
2
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
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 one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
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
197,005,060,006
1,970
5
6
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Oregon
Portland
45.511795
-122.675629
1
0
null
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb through the glass door of Oregon's Selective Service Headquarters in Portland, United States. There were no casualties but the entryway and ceiling were damaged.
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 Headquarters, Portland Oregon
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
19
Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Firebomb consisting of a bottle that was presumably filled with gasoline
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Entryway and ceiling damaged
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
In a sixth month period, the Oregon Selective Service Headquarters was firebombed three other times (197002010001, 197006030001, and 197008100001).
"Draft Office Bombed 4th Time," Washington Post, August 11, 1970.
"Draft Office Damaged," Eugene Register-Guard, May 6, 1970.
"Bomb Attack Fizzles," Eugene Register-Guard, May 7, 1970.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.751445
197,005,060,007
1,970
5
6
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Massachusetts
Boston
42.301631
-71.067605
1
0
Dorchester
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to a sacred Torah Scroll at Chevra Shas synagogue in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. There were no casualties but the scroll was destroyed. This is believed to be part of a campaign to scare Jews out of the Dorchester area.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
15
Religious Figures/Institutions
null
null
Synagogue in the Dorchester area of Boston
Chevra Shas synagogue
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
To scare Jewish residents of the Dorchester out of the area
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
Arson
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Torah scroll destroyed
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Three weeks later there was another fire set at Chevra Shas synagogue and two fires set at Agudath Israel synagogue (197005270002 and 197005270003). A Catholic Church in Dorchester sustained two arson attacks during this same time period (197005000001 and197007000002).
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 4, 1970.
null
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.836957
197,005,070,002
1,970
5
7
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
New York
New York City
40.697132
-73.931351
1
0
Manhattan
5/7/1970: Unknown perpetrators set off a pipe bomb at a social club in the "Little Italy" section of Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties and the building sustained only slight damages.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
11
Entertainment/Cultural/Stadium/Casino
Social Club in Manhattan New York
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
31
Pipe Bomb
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Eight-inch pipe bomb
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Slight damages
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The bomb exploded overnight after everyone left the club.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Bomb in Club in 'Little Italy' Slightly Damages Building," New York Times, May 8, 1970.
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.86671
197,005,080,001
1,970
5
8
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Connecticut
New London
41.356445
-72.096469
1
0
null
5/8/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw four bombs into the National Guard Armory in New London, Connecticut, United States. There were no casualties and the resulting fire caused minimal damage.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
4
Military
27
Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost
National Guard Armory
National Guard Armory, New London Connecticut
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 National Guard and the US military
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
Four firebombs thrown into armory
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Little damage caused
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
National Guardsmen in both New Hampshire and Vermont were deployed to protect their respective armories as a result of this incident. This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Protesters' Ranks Grow," Baltimore Sun, May 9, 1970.
William Greider, "Fire Hit Campuses; Rallies Calm," Washington Post, May 10, 1970.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.751445
197,005,090,001
1,970
5
9
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
New York
New York City
40.818985
-73.595724
1
0
Brooklyn
5/9/1970: The Stop the War Coalition claimed credit for setting fire to the Humanities Building at the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University in New York, United States. Twelve firefighters were injured fighting the blaze and the building sustained $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
Long Island University, Brooklyn campus
Humanities Building, Long Island University
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Stop the War Coalition
null
null
null
null
null
To force Long Island University to close
1
null
null
0
-99
-99
1
1
Letter
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
12
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
100,000
Offices and records destroyed on two floors of the Humanities building
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The Stop the War Coalition sent a letter to the president of Long Island University warning that there would be more attacks against the university unless the campus closed. Twelve firemen were treated for smoke inhalation. This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
William E. Farrell, "Political Action By Youth Is Goal," New York Times, May 10, 1970.
William Greider, "Fire Hit Campuses; Rallies Calm," Washington Post, May 10, 1970.
Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005.
Hewitt Project
0
0
0
0
null
12
1
197,005,090,002
1,970
5
9
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Los Angeles
34.097866
-118.407379
1
0
Hollywood
5/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at a Selective Services office in Los Angeles, California, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $10,000 in damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
2
Government (General)
21
Government Building/Facility/Office
Selective Service
Selective Service office in Hollywood California
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
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)
10,000
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was one of many attacks against government targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
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
197,005,090,003
1,970
5
9
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Sacramento
38.551295
-121.471066
1
0
Oak Park
5/9/1970: Sacramento Police Officer Bernard Bennett was shot and killed by a sniper, suspected of being a Black Militant, as the he was patrolling the Oak Park area of Sacramento, United States, with his partner Officer Lloyd Smothers.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
2
Armed Assault
null
null
null
null
3
Police
25
Police Security Forces/Officers
Sacramento Police Department
Sacramento Police Officers
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
To punish Sacramento Police officers for their treatment of African Americans
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
Sniper; a total of six bullets 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 bullet struck officer Bennett in the head. This attack occurred during heightened tensions between the police and the African American community of Sacramento California. The police originally charged seven people, with ties to various Black National organizations including the Black Panther Party, for the attack. However, the suspected perpetrators were acquitted of the crime during their trial due to lack of evidence.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
David Colvin, "Black Politics After the Civil Rights Movement: Activity and Beliefs in Sacramento, 1970-2000," McFarland & Company, Inc., 2009.
"Sacramento Policeman Shot," New York Times, May 11, 1970.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
1
0.836957
197,005,100,001
1,970
5
10
null
0
null
499
East Germany (GDR)
9
Eastern Europe
Berlin
Berlin
52.50153
13.401851
1
0
null
null
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
1
Business
4
Multinational Corporation
null
IBM Office
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Extraparliamentary Opposition (APO)
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
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
1
1
1
1
null
0
1
197,005,100,002
1,970
5
10
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
District of Columbia
Washington
38.908642
-77.015381
1
0
null
null
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
12
NGO
61
Domestic NGO
null
National Guard Assoc
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
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
0
null
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
PGIS
0
0
0
0
null
0
0.866667
197,005,120,001
1,970
5
12
null
0
null
199
Switzerland
8
Western Europe
Geneva
Geneva
46.198392
6.142296
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
Iberia Airlines Aircraft
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
-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
null
0.5
197,005,120,002
1,970
5
12
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Texas
Houston
29.813822
-95.365295
1
0
KPFT Radio Transmitter
5/12/1970: A splinter group of the Ku Klux Klan claimed credit for blowing up a transmitter of the radio station KPFT in Houston, Texas, United States. KPFT radio gave a platform for people with Communist views. There were no casualties but the station was knocked of the air.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
16
Telecommunication
88
Radio
KPFT - FM
KPFT transmitter
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
Intimidating/preventing KFPT from allowing Communists a network to share their views.
0
null
null
0
4
4
1
10
Unknown
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
The station was temporarily knocked off the air.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Of the four perpetrators indicted, two of them, Beam and Moratto, were Klansmen. Hutto was also accused of being a member of the Klan. It had been widely reported that a splinter group of the Klan took credit for the attack. The perpetrators were also indicted for 197103110001 and 197010090001.
Martin Waldron, "2 Bombings Laid to 4 in Houston," New York Times, June 12, 1971.
Martin Waldron, "Houston's KPFT, Two Bombs Later, Tries to Rebuild," New York Times, October 24, 1970.
"3 Suspected Klansmen Held in Houston, Texas," Atlanta Daily World, January 19, 1971.
Hewitt Project
0
0
0
0
null
0
0.961538
197,005,120,003
1,970
5
12
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Michigan
Detroit
42.331685
-83.047924
1
0
null
5/12/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to a building housing two Selective Services offices in Detroit, Michigan, United States. There were no casualties but the Selective Service offices sustained $50,000 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 Local Boards 186 and 187, Detroit Michigan
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
20
Gasoline or Alcohol
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Gasoline can found in the vicinity of the scene
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
50,000
Selective Service offices heavily damaged
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The fire burned for around an hour and a half until firefighters were able to extinguish it. This was one of many attacks against government targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Fire in Draft Offices," New York Times, May 13, 1970.
Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.751445
197,005,130,001
1,970
5
13
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Iowa
Des Moines
41.579662
-93.621506
1
0
Against a wall near a transformer and fuel drums
5/13/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panthers bombed the Des Moines Police Station in Iowa, United States. Two people were injured and the attack caused an estimated $200,000 in damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
3
Police
22
Police Building (headquarters, station, school)
Des Moines Police Department
Des Moines Police Station
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
To kill police officers
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 explosion
0
0
2
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
200,000
Holes in the wall, two-hundred and eighty shattered windows, around a dozen cars damaged, power outages, and windows of several surrounding buildings damaged.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
There was a bomb threat against the Des Moines Police Department a week earlier. On May 5th 1970, a large quantity of dynamite was stolen from Quick Supply, a dynamite supply warehouse in Ankeny Iowa. Police believed that the stolen dynamite was used by the Black Panthers in this attack as well as in four other incidents taking place in Iowa during May and June 1970 197005220003, 197006130001, 197006210001, and 197006290001).
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
Committee on Internal Security House of Representatives, "Black Panther Party, Part 4," U.S. Government Printing Office, October-November, 1970.
Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005.
Hewitt Project
0
0
0
0
null
2
0.75
197,005,130,002
1,970
5
13
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Utah
Salt Lake City
40.759505
-111.888229
1
0
Entrance of building
5/13/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the supply building of the Utah National Guard in Salt Lake City, United States. There were no casualties and the building sustained an estimated $9,000 in damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
4
Military
27
Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost
Utah National Guard
Utah National Guard, Salt Lake City
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 National Guard and the US military
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
Bomb detonated
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
9,000
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
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
197,005,130,003
1,970
5
13
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
North Carolina
Oxford
36.312
-78.5882
1
0
Green Acres housing development
5/13/1970: Unknown African American perpetrators threw three firebombs at the house of James Rudder, a White citizen of Oxford, North Carolina, United States. Two of the firebombs failed to ignite and the third caused only minor damage to the roof of the house. This incident took place during heightened racial tensions in Oxford.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
14
Private Citizens & Property
68
Named Civilian
White citizen in Oxford North Carolina
House of James Rudder
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
To protest and intimidate the White community of Oxford North Carolina
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
Three firebombs thrown at the house
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Minor damage to roof of house and convenience store damaged
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The incident occurred around 10:40 PM. About ten minutes before the attack, the Tiny Tote convince store was firebombed in what was believed to be a diversionary tactic. Two days before the firebombing, there was a racial slaying of an African American in Oxford which resulted in numerous demonstrations and riots. Other incidents in Oxford include 197005260001, 197005260002, 197005140004, and 197005250001.
Timothy B. Tyson, "Blood Dones Sign My Name," Crown Publishers, 2004.
null
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.836957
197,005,130,004
1,970
5
13
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Florida
Miami
25.774591
-80.214195
1
0
Allapattah
5/13/1970: Members of the Black Afro Militant Movement (BAMM) firebombed the Allapattah Five and Ten Cent Store in Miami, Florida, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the store sustained any damages.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
1
Business
7
Retail/Grocery/Bakery
null
Allapattah Five and Ten Cent Store, Miami Florida
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Black Afro Militant Movement
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
0
6
6
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
-9
4
Unknown
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The Black Afro Militant Movement committed two other attacks in the Miami area during the same month (197005050004 and 197005200003)
"Final Report to the Grand Jury: B.A.M.M.," Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Dade County, November 9, 1970.
"Bomb Suspect Accused in 2nd Case," Miami News, May 18, 1972.
S. Nathan Enfield, "5 BAMM Members Convicted" Miami News, July 18, 1972.
Hewitt Project
0
0
0
0
null
0
1
197,005,140,001
1,970
5
14
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Massachusetts
Melrose
42.45717
-71.064049
1
0
Outside of building
5/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the National Guard Armory in Melrose, Massachusetts, United States. There were no casualties and the damages are unknown.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
4
Military
27
Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost
National Guard Armory
National Guard Armory, Melrose Massachusetts
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 National Guard and the US military
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 consisting of beer bottles and gasoline
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
This was one of many attacks against military targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
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
197,005,140,002
1,970
5
14
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
New York
New York City
40.697132
-73.931351
1
0
Manhattan
5/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Alma Mater statue at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties but the statue was damaged.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
8
Educational Institution
49
School/University/Educational Building
Columbia University
Alma Mater statue
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 administration of Columbia University and the Vietnam War
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
Bomb consisting of one or two sticks of TNT
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
One foot hole damaged in the center of statue and the base shifted five inches
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was one of many attacks against educational institutions within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
Robert W. Peterson, "Crime & the American Response," Facts on File, 1973.
"Untitled," New York Times, May 15, 1970.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.810811
197,005,140,003
1,970
5
14
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Long Beach
33.783824
-118.11409
1
0
California State University, Long Beach
5/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb in the Science Building at California State University, Long Beach, United States. The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed before detonating.
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, California State University, Long Beach
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
197,005,140,004
1,970
5
14
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
North Carolina
Oxford
36.312
-78.5882
1
0
Goshen St.
5/14/1970: Unknown African American perpetrators attempted to firebomb a tobacco warehouse in Oxford, North Carolina, United States. The firebomb failed but, as part of a diversionary tactic, an unoccupied house in another part of town was damaged by an incendiary device. This incident took place during heightened racial tensions in Oxford.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
0
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
1
Business
9
Farm/Ranch
White owned tobacco business in Oxford North Carolina
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
To protest and intimidate the White community of Oxford North Carolina
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 with fuse placed in the flues beneath the warehouse
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
null
Unoccupied house on Hicks Mill road damaged.
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Three days before the firebombing, there was a racial slaying of an African American in Oxford which resulted in numerous demonstrations and riots. Other incidents in Oxford include 197005260001, 197005260002, 197005130003, and 197005250001.
Timothy B. Tyson, "Blood Dones Sign My Name," Crown Publishers, 2004.
null
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
0
0.836957
197,005,150,001
1,970
5
15
null
0
null
362
West Germany (FRG)
8
Western Europe
Berlin
West Berlin
52.50153
13.401851
1
0
null
null
1
1
1
-9
null
null
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
1
Business
3
Bank/Commerce
null
Savings and Loan of West Berlin, Branch #12
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
8
Incendiary
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Incendiary
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
-9
-9
1
1
null
null
0.86671
197,005,150,002
1,970
5
15
null
0
null
218
Uruguay
3
South America
Montevideo
Montevideo
-34.891151
-56.187214
1
0
null
null
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
1
Assassination
null
null
null
null
4
Military
34
Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces)
null
Residence, Sgt. Selby Stevens, US Military Mission
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Tupamaros (Uruguay)
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
0
4
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
5
Firearms
3
Handgun
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Pistols
null
null
null
null
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
60,000
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
0.95122
197,005,150,003
1,970
5
15
null
0
null
362
West Germany (FRG)
8
Western Europe
Berlin
West Berlin
52.50153
13.401851
1
0
null
null
1
1
1
-9
null
null
0
1
0
2
Armed Assault
null
null
null
null
1
Business
3
Bank/Commerce
null
Bank
null
null
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
5
Firearms
2
Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Automatic firearm
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
-9
-9
null
null
0.86671
197,005,150,004
1,970
5
15
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Washington
Seattle
47.610786
-122.331306
1
0
Capital Hill Area
5/15/1970: Larry G. Ward, an African American, was shot and killed by police as he attempted to bomb the Hardcastle Realty office in Seattle, Washington, United States. The real estate office was the target of a bombing a month earlier.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
0
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
1
Business
null
null
Hardcastle Realty
Hardcastle Realty, Seattle
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
0
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
Three sticks of dynamite taped to a fuse and blasting cap
1
1
0
0
0
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Police received intelligence that the realty office would be attacked and two officers were waiting at the scene. Ward succeeded in lighting the fuse, but the bomb failed to ignite. Hardcastle realty was previously bombed in attack 197004190002.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
"Public Service Strikes Hit San Diego," Washington Post, May 16, 1970.
null
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
1
0.836957
197,005,160,001
1,970
5
16
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
0
0
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
4
Military
28
Military Recruiting Station/Academy
U.S. Military
Recruiting Station
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Cuban Action
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
0
3
null
null
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
Bomb in loaf of bread
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
HSI
1
1
0
1
null
0
0.769231
197,005,190,001
1,970
5
19
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Missouri
Afton
38.550245
-90.332723
1
0
null
5/19/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Selective Service offices in Afton, Missouri, United States. There were no casualties but the fire caused an estimated $1,600 in damages.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
2
Government (General)
21
Government Building/Facility/Office
Selective Service
Selective Service offices, Afton Missouri
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
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)
1,600
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
This was one of many attacks against government targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by Ohio National Guardsmen and the shooting of two students at Jackson State University by Mississippi Police.
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
197,005,200,001
1,970
5
20
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Florida
Quincy
30.588141
-84.580929
1
0
null
5/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a substation of the Florida Power Company in Quincy, Florida, United States. There were no casualties but the main transformer was destroyed causing an estimated $600,000 in damages.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
1
0
3
Bombing/Explosion
null
null
null
null
21
Utilities
107
Electricity
Florida Power Company
Quincy Substation
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 explosion
0
0
0
0
1
3
Minor (likely < $1 million)
600,000
Main transformer completely 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
197,005,200,002
1,970
5
20
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Pennsylvania
Carlisle
40.20119
-77.189169
1
0
null
5/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators attempted to firebomb the Selective Service building in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States, but the five Molotov cocktails failed to ignite.
1
1
1
1
2
Other Crime Type
0
0
0
7
Facility/Infrastructure Attack
null
null
null
null
2
Government (General)
21
Government Building/Facility/Office
Selective Service
Selective Service building, Carlisle Pennsylvania
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
19
Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Five Molotov cocktails
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 one of many attacks against government targets within the United States following the shooting of four Kent State students by Ohio National Guardsmen and the shooting of two students at Jackson State University by Mississippi Police.
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
197,005,200,003
1,970
5
20
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Florida
Miami
25.774591
-80.214195
1
0
null
5/20/1970: Members of the Black Afro Militant Movement threw Molotov cocktails at Dorsey Junior High School in Miami, Florida, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the firebombs caused any damage to the school.
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
null
Dorsey Junior High School, Miami Florida
217
United States
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Black Afro Militant Movement
null
null
null
null
null
To protest the dilapidated conditions of the school, the busing of the students, and the fact that facility was closed by the School Board.
0
null
null
0
5
5
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 cocktails thrown into the school
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
Five members of the Black Afro Militant Movement were convicted of the incident in 1972 following a previous trial that went to a hung jury. BAMM committed two other attacks in the Miami area during the same month (197005130004 and 197005050004)
"Final Report to the Grand Jury: B.A.M.M.," Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Dade County, November 9, 1970.
"Bomb Suspect Accused in 2nd Case," Miami News, May 18, 1972.
S. Nathan Enfield, "5 BAMM Members Convicted" Miami News, July 18, 1972.
Hewitt Project
0
0
0
0
null
0
1
197,005,210,001
1,970
5
21
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
California
Trona
35.76625
-117.370674
1
0
null
5/21/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the residence of a foreman employed by the American Potash Plant in Trona, California, United States. There were no casualties but the explosion caused major damage to the home and furnishings. 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
14
Private Citizens & Property
77
Laborer (General)/Occupation Identified
null
Home of foreman employed by American Potash and Chemical Company
217
United States
1
Business
5
Industrial/Textiles/Factory
American Potash and Chemical Company
null
217
United States
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
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
Major damage incurred to home and furnishings
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Other attacks in Trona during the American Potash Plant strike include 197004050004, 197004050005, 197004140002, 197004220001, and 197004220001.
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
197,005,220,001
1,970
5
22
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
0
1
0
8
Unarmed Assault
null
null
null
null
17
Terrorists/Non-State Militia
93
Terrorist
Palestinian Liberation Organization
2 PLO Offices
155
West Bank and Gaza Strip
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Jewish Defense League (JDL)
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
null
0
6
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
Melee
21
Blunt Object
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Axe handles
0
0
null
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
HSI
0
1
1
1
null
3
0.817073
197,005,220,002
1,970
5
22
null
0
null
217
United States
1
North America
Minnesota
St. Paul
44.946604
-93.136446
1
0
859 Hague Avenue
5/22/1970: Police Officer James Sackett is murdered by a sniper after he responded to a fake emergency call in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Over thirty-five years after Sackett's death Ronald Reed and Larry Clark were convicted of the murder. They were Black Panther wannabe's who wanted to kill a police officer.
1
1
1
0
null
null
0
1
0
2
Armed Assault
null
null
null
null
3
Police
25
Police Security Forces/Officers
St. Paul Police Department
St. Paul 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
To kill police indiscriminately
0
null
null
0
2
2
0
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
5
Firearms
4
Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic)
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
High-powered rifle
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
Constance Trimble, the former girlfriend of Ronald Reed, stated that she made the phony phone call to lure a St. Paul Police Officer. Reed and Clark were both convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy and sentenced to life in prison.
Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970.
Shannon Prather, "Court Upholds Verdict in Cop Killings," St. Paul Pioneer Press, August 23, 2007.
"St. Paul Police Officer James Sackett, 27, Is Killed By A Shot From A High-Powered Rifle," St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 7, 2006.
Hewitt Project
-9
-9
0
-9
null
1
0.836957