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197,005,220,003 | 1,970 | 5 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Iowa | Ames | 42.025345 | -93.620199 | 1 | 0 | Window well on South side of building | 5/22/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panthers bombed the Ames Police Headquarters located in the city hall of Ames, Iowa, United States. Ten people were injured and an estimated $50,000 in damage was caused. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Ames Police Department | Police Headquarters, Ames Iowa | 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 | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bomb | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 50,000 | Extensive damage to the south side of the building. Two cars destroyed. Two hundred windows of nearby hotel shattered. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Earlier in the week, Ames City Hall received a bomb threat. Telephone service in downtown Ames was temporarily put out of service as a result of the blast. 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 (197005130001, 197006130001, 197006210001, and 197006290001). | Committee on Internal Security House of Representatives, "Black Panther Party, Part 4," U.S. Government Printing Office, October-November, 1970. | "Ames City Hall Bombed," Ames Daily Tribune, May 22, 1970. | "Des Moines Hit By Bomb Blast," Washington Post, June 14, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 10 | 0.75 |
197,005,250,001 | 1,970 | 5 | 25 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | North Carolina | Oxford | 36.312 | -78.5882 | 1 | 0 | McClanahan St. | 5/25/1970: Unknown African American perpetrators firebombed the Chapman Lumber Company in Oxford, North Carolina, United States. There were no casualties but the business was destroyed. 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 | 1 | Business | 5 | Industrial/Textiles/Factory | White owned business in Oxford North Carolina | Chapman Lumber Company | 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 the White establishment in Oxford North Carolina and economically damage White owned businesses | 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 destroyed and an antiques shop was damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | James Currin Antiques, a White owned business, was firebombed minutes before the incident, around 12:00 AM, as part of diversionary tactic. Two weeks 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 197005130003. | Timothy B. Tyson, "Blood Dones Sign My Name," Crown Publishers, 2004. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Warehouses Burned in N.C. Town," Washington Post, May 27, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,005,260,001 | 1,970 | 5 | 26 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | North Carolina | Oxford | 36.312 | -78.5882 | 1 | 0 | null | 5/26/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown African American perpetrators firebombed the Planter's Warehouse in Oxford, North Carolina, United States. There were no casualties but the tobacco warehouse was destroyed resulting in a net loss of $5,000,000. This incident took place during heightened racial tensions in Oxford. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 5 | Industrial/Textiles/Factory | White owned tobacco business in Oxford North Carolina | Planter's Warehouse | 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 the White establishment in Oxford North Carolina and economically damage White owned businesses | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | 12 | Other | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bricks thrown through the windows of the warehouse followed by Molotov cocktails consisting of gasoline and Tide washing powder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Major (likely >= $1 million but < $1 billion) | 2,500,000 | Warehouse destroyed and four other buildings in Oxford damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This is part of a multiple attack with 197005260002. The combined damage from both incidents was $5,000,000. The perpetrators were Vietnam War veterans who used military tactics in the operation. To set up a diversion, four other White owned businesses and homes were firebombed on the same night. Two weeks 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 197005130003, 197005140004, and 197005250001. | Timothy B. Tyson, "Blood Dones Sign My Name," Crown Publishers, 2004. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Warehouses Burned in N.C. Town," Washington Post, May 27, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197005260001, 197005260002 | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,005,260,002 | 1,970 | 5 | 26 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | North Carolina | Oxford | 36.312 | -78.5882 | 1 | 0 | null | 5/26/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown African American perpetrators firebombed Owen Warehouse Number Two in Oxford, North Carolina, United States. There were no casualties but the tobacco warehouse was destroyed resulting in a net loss of $5,000,000. This incident took place during heightened racial tensions in Oxford. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 5 | Industrial/Textiles/Factory | White owned tobacco business in Oxford North Carolina | Owen Warehouse Number Two | 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 the White establishment in Oxford North Carolina and economically damage White owned businesses | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | 12 | Other | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bricks thrown through the windows of the warehouse followed by Molotov cocktails consisting of gasoline and Tide washing powder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Major (likely >= $1 million but < $1 billion) | 2,500,000 | Warehouse destroyed and four other buildings in Oxford damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This is part of a multiple attack with 197005260001. The combined damage from both incidents was $5,000,000. The perpetrators were Vietnam War veterans who used military tactics in the operation. To set up a diversion, four other White owned businesses and homes were firebombed on the same night. Two weeks 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 197005130003, 197005140004, and 197005250001. | Timothy B. Tyson, "Blood Dones Sign My Name," Crown Publishers, 2004. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Warehouses Burned in N.C. Town," Washington Post, May 27, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197005260001, 197005260002 | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,005,270,001 | 1,970 | 5 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Los Angeles | 34.097866 | -118.407379 | 1 | 0 | South-Central | 5/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed two pipe bombs in front of the Selective Service office in Los Angeles, California, United States. One bomb exploded causing extensive damage to the exterior of the building. The other bomb did not explode. There were no casualties. | 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 offices, Los Angeles 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 | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two pipe bombs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Extensive damage to the exterior of the building | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The Military Induction Center might have been located in the same building. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Bomb Damages LA Draft Office," Washington Post, May 28, 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 |
197,005,270,002 | 1,970 | 5 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Massachusetts | Boston | 42.301631 | -71.067605 | 1 | 0 | Dorchester | 5/27/1970: In a series of two related incidents, unknown perpetrators burned a sacred Torah Scroll and ransacked the Chevra Shas synagogue in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. There were no casualties but the Torah 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 15 | Religious Figures/Institutions | 86 | Place of Worship | 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 | 11 | Sabotage Equipment | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Set fire and vandalized building | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Torah scroll destroyed, rabbi's portrait damaged, and front door glass shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This is part of a multiple attack with 197005270003. Three weeks earlier arsonists struck Chevra Shas synagogue (197005060007). A Catholic Church in Dorchester sustained two arson attacks during this same time period (197005000001 and 197007000002). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 4, 1970. | "Vandals Strike Synagogs," Chicago Tribune, May 28, 1970. | Gerald H. Gamm, "Urban Exodus: Why the Jews Left Boston and the Catholics Stayed," Harvard University Press, 1999. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197005270002, 197005270003 | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,005,270,003 | 1,970 | 5 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Massachusetts | Boston | 42.301631 | -71.067605 | 1 | 0 | Dorchester | 5/27/1970: In a series of two related incidents, unknown perpetrators set two fires at Agudath Israel synagogue in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. There were no casualties but the synagogue sustained $10,000 in damages. 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 15 | Religious Figures/Institutions | 86 | Place of Worship | Synagogue in the Dorchester area of Boston | Agudath Israel 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 | Two fires set | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 10,000 | Heavy damage to building | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This is part of a multiple attack with 197005270002. Three weeks earlier arsonists struck Chevra Shas synagogue (197005060007). A Catholic Church in Dorchester sustained two arson attacks during this same time period (197005000001 and 197007000002). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 4, 1970. | "Vandals Strike Synagogs," Chicago Tribune, May 28, 1970. | Gerald H. Gamm, "Urban Exodus: Why the Jews Left Boston and the Catholics Stayed," Harvard University Press, 1999. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197005270002, 197005270003 | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,005,280,001 | 1,970 | 5 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Sacramento | 38.579065 | -121.491014 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 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 | Policeman | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Panthers | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 6 | 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 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 1 | 0.75 |
197,005,280,002 | 1,970 | 5 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Arizona | Phoenix | 33.44826 | -112.075774 | 1 | 0 | null | 5/28/1970: Unknown perpetrators connected a bomb consisting of TNT to the engine of a U.S. Department of Labor vehicle in Phoenix, Arizona, United States that transported people to a Government training program. The bomb did not explode because it was believed to be wired incorrectly. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | U.S. Department of Labor | U.S. Department of Labor bus, Phoenix Arizona | 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 | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1-pound block of TNT connect to the engine of the vehicle | 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 |
197,005,280,003 | 1,970 | 5 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 5/28/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed an unoccupied lecture hall at Rockefeller University in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties and the building sustained minor 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 | Rockefeller University | Rockefeller University, Second Floor Lecture Hall | 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 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Six windows shattered and a small hole torn into the wall | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Police discovered both pro and anti-Students for a Democratic Society posters on the campus. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | David K. Shipler, "A Bomb Goes Off at Rockefeller U.," New York Times, May 29, 1970. | "News Summary and Index," New York Times, May 29, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,005,280,004 | 1,970 | 5 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Fullerton | 33.882923 | -117.929104 | 1 | 0 | California State University, Fullerton | 5/28/1970: Hours after an anti-war demonstration, unknown perpetrators set fire to the registration building at California State University in Fullerton, United States. The registration building was adjacent to a house used by students to protest the War in Vietnam. There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $25,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | California State University, Fullerton | Registration building, Cal State Fullerton | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Right-wing extremists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fire of incendiary origin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 25,000 | Building gutted and registration files damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The fire was first reported at 3:15 AM. Authorities suspected that it was caused by some sort of flammable liquid and were unsure whether the motivations of the perpetrators were 'for' or 'against' the Vietnam War. After the incident, Cal State Fullerton banned all rallies on campus. | Scott Moore, "Evidence of Arson Discovered in Cal State Building's Rubble," Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1970. | "All Rallies Banned at Cal State Fullerton," Los Angeles Times, May 29, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.847222 |
197,005,290,001 | 1,970 | 5 | 29 | null | 1 | 7/17/1970 | 11 | Argentina | 3 | South America | Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | -34.61768 | -58.444435 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 18 | Government Personnel (excluding police, military) | Argentine Govt | Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, former president and retired general | 11 | Argentina | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Montoneros (Argentina) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | Argentina | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt) | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 1 | 0.896552 |
197,005,290,002 | 1,970 | 5 | 29 | null | 0 | null | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.891151 | -56.187214 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | null | Naval Instruction Center | 218 | Uruguay | 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 | 42 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 3 | Handgun | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pistols; Automatic firearms | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 15,000 | null | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.95122 |
197,005,290,004 | 1,970 | 5 | 29 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Oakland | 37.791927 | -122.225906 | 1 | 0 | Front porch | 5/29/1970: The home of the deceased chief of the Oakland police force was bombed by unknown perpetrators in Oakland, California, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the house sustained any damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 77 | Laborer (General)/Occupation Identified | null | Family of the former Oakland chief of police | 217 | United States | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Oakland Police Department | null | 217 | United States | 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 | 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 | 0.836957 |
197,005,290,005 | 1,970 | 5 | 29 | May 27 - June 5, 1970 | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Diego | 32.715695 | -117.161719 | 1 | 1 | Pacific Ocean | 5/29/1970: William F. Passmore a sailor on the Vietnam bound Navy Destroyer USS Richard B. Anderson sabotaged one of the engines of the ship by dropping nuts and bolts into the gears. The ship returned to the United States and it took $231,000 to repair. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 32 | Military Maritime | US Navy | USS Richard B. Anderson | 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 prevent soldiers from being deployed to fight in the Vietnam War | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 11 | Sabotage Equipment | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Nuts, bolts, and other metallic objects placed in the gears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 231,000 | One of two engines damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The USS Richard B. Anderson departed from San Diego on May 27 and the act of sabotage occurred shortly there after. Originally, three sailors were accused of sabotaging the ship. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Around the Nation: Sabotage," Washington Post, August 24, 1970. | "3 Sailors Held In Damage To Viet-Bound Destroyer," Baltimore Sun, June 15, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,005,300,001 | 1,970 | 5 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 5/30/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a fifty-foot office trailer located at a construction site of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, United States. The trailer sustained only minor damages, however, $3,000 worth of blueprints were destroyed. There were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 12 | Construction | Tishman Company | Company constructing the World Trade Center | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 3,000 | Two foot hole blown in bottom of trailer, blueprints and other papers destroyed, and windows shattered in a two block radius | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The police believe that the bomb was placed underneath the trailer. The construction company had received several bomb threats. The bombing might be a result of the riots between construction workers and Vietnam protesters in New York on May 8th, 1970. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | George Dugan, "Bomb Explodes At Trade Center," New York Times, May 31, 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 |
197,006,010,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 11 | Argentina | 3 | South America | Unknown | Unknown | null | null | 5 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 18 | Government Personnel (excluding police, military) | Argentine Nation | Ex. President, Pedro Aramburu | 11 | Argentina | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Montoneros (Argentina) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 1 | 0.896552 |
197,006,020,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Capiz | Roxas | 11.586558 | 122.753716 | 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 | Philipines Airliner Flight | 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 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 75,000 | 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 | 13 | 0.86671 |
197,006,020,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 30.443335 | -91.186994 | 1 | 0 | Underneath transformer | 6/2/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a transformer belonging to the Gulf States Utilities Company in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. There were no casualties but that transformer sustained an estimated $40,000 in damages and power was disrupted in the Baton Rouge area. This incident occurred during a construction workers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | Gulf States Utilities Company | Gulf States Utilities Company, Baton Rouge transformer | 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 | Explosive device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 40,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack occurred during a construction workers strike. Electrical service was disrupted in the Baton Rouge area. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | John Herbers, "Major Violence Declining, But Small Incidents Rise," New York Times, September 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,006,020,003 | 1,970 | 6 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Joliet | 41.524935 | -88.084594 | 1 | 0 | Underneath steering wheel | 6/2/1970: A disgruntled businessman is suspected of hiring hit men to assassinate Illinois State Representative William G. Barr. A dynamite bomb exploded when Barr turned on the ignition of his Cadillac in Joliet, Illinois, United States. The car was destroyed and Barr's right leg had to be amputated. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | null | William G. Barr | 217 | United States | 2 | Government (General) | 15 | Politician or Political Party Movement/Meeting/Rally | Illinois General Assembly | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | Protest William G. Barr 's position on mental health legislation | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite bomb connected to the ignition of the car | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Cadillac destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It is believed that a Chicago businessman was angry at Barr for attempting to introduce reform legislation concerning mental health issues in the Illinois General Assembly. It is suspected that the businessman contacted Silas Jayne to hire the hit men. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Terry Burns, "Probe Provides Insight Into Car-Bomb Attacks," The State Journal-Register, November 17, 1995. | "Legislator's Car Bombed," New York Times, June 3, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
197,006,030,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Oregon | Portland | 45.511795 | -122.675629 | 1 | 0 | null | 6/3/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the conference room at Oregon's Selective Service Headquarters in Portland, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the building sustained any 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 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 | 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 | In a sixth month period, the Oregon Selective Service Headquarters was firebombed three other times (197002010001, 197005060006, and 197008100001). | "Draft Office Bombed 4th Time," Washington Post, August 11, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,006,040,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Oakland | 37.791927 | -122.225906 | 1 | 0 | Tail pipe | 6/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed an unmanned police vehicle in Oakland, California, United States. There were no casualties but the car was destroyed. The police officers at the time were investigating a disturbance at a pool hall. There were many attacks against police in California during this time period. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Oakland Police Department | Oakland Police Car | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | To attack the establishment | 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 | Pipe bomb filled with black powder and tacks, which was then tied to a Molotov cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Car was destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The police vehicle was engulfed in flames. Less than a week later an Armed Services Police Car in Oakland was also bombed using the same type of device (197006080002). This attack is also possibly linked to the attempted bombing of police vehicles in Berkeley California two days later (197006060005). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Shore Patrol Car Is Bombed," Washington Post, June 9, 1970. | "Police Vehicles Are Objects Of Attacks," Lodi News-Sentinel, June 9, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,006,050,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Los Angeles | 34.097866 | -118.407379 | 1 | 0 | null | 6/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Wardroom of the Naval R.O.T.C. at the University of California, Los Angeles, United States. There were no casualties but the room was destroyed causing an estimated $10,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | Naval R.O.T.C. | Naval R.O.T.C., University of California, Los Angeles | 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 | To protest the R.O.T.C. program and the War in Vietnam | 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 | Wardroom totally destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The bombing took place at 1:01 AM when the building was unoccupied. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Ryan Tashma, "Unit History," UCLA Naval R.O.T.C. Alumni Association, September 30, 2003. http://plone.sscnet.ucla.edu:8080/nR.O.T.C./unit-history (accessed January 20, 2010). | Lawrence M. Kryske, "Ready, Begin!: Practical Strategies for Cultivating Courage," Trafford Publishing, 2008. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,006,060,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Metropolitan Manila | Quezon City | 14.67428 | 121.057495 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | USIA Cultural Center | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Kabataang Makabayan (KM) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 500 | 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 | 1 |
197,006,060,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 6 | 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 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 4 | Multinational Corporation | null | Xerox Building | 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 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 1 |
197,006,060,003 | 1,970 | 6 | 6 | 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 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | null | Court Building | 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 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 1 |
197,006,060,004 | 1,970 | 6 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 6/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators ignited nine dice-sized firebombs at the Woolworth's store in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties but the resulting fire caused damage to the merchandise and infrastructure of the building resulting in an estimated $150,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | F. W. Woolworth Company | Woolworth's store, Manhattan New York | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Chemical | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Nine dice-sized incendiary devices consisting of sulphuric acid and other chemicals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 150,000 | Moderate damage to merchandise | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The firebombs were hidden throughout the store in merchandise and under stationary. The firebombs ignited in a period of forty-five minutes on two levels of the store. The employees at the store were able to prevent the blaze from causing more extensive damage. Police believe this incident was linked to the firebombings in three Woolworth stores and a supermarket in New York with similar incendiary devices a month later (197006300002, 197006300003, 197006300004, and 197006300005). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "9 Fire Devices Damage Goods In Woolworth's on Times Sq.," New York Times, June 7, 1970. | "Woolworth Store Bombing in Times Sq. Investigated," New York Times, June 8, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,006,060,005 | 1,970 | 6 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | null | 6/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb in a police parking lot in Berkeley, California, United States. The bomb failed to explode due to a faulty fuse. There were many attacks against police in California during this time period. | 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) | Berkeley Police Department | Berkeley Police Cars | 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 | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fourteen inch pipe bomb filled with hundreds of match heads connected to a fuse | 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 believe that this attack might have been linked to attacks against police and Armed Services vehicles in Oakland during the same week (197006040001 and 197006080002). | "Shore Patrol Car Is Bombed," Washington Post, June 9, 1970. | "Police Vehicles Are Objects Of Attacks," Lodi News-Sentinel, June 9, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,006,070,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 7 | null | 0 | null | 102 | Jordan | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Amman | Amman | 31.950001 | 35.933331 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 29 | Military Unit/Patrol/Convoy | U.S. | Military Attache | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
197,006,070,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 7 | null | 1 | 6/8/1970 | 102 | Jordan | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Amman | Amman | 31.950001 | 35.933331 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | State dept | Morris Draper, chief of political section, U.S. Embassy, Amman | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | null | Jordan | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.875817 |
197,006,070,003 | 1,970 | 6 | 7 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Los Angeles | 33.96307 | -118.232573 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred at Firestone Park. | 6/7/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw grenades at police vehicles parked at the Firestone Park Station in Los Angeles, California, United States. There were no casualties but five police cars were damaged at a cost of around $5,000. There were many attacks against police in California during this time period. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Firestone Park Police | Firestone Park Police Cars parked at station | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 11 | Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Military type grenades | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 5,000 | Five Police Cars damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,006,080,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 8 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Chicago | 41.842602 | -87.681229 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 15 | Politician or Political Party Movement/Meeting/Rally | null | national socialist white peoples party HQ | 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 | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.866667 |
197,006,080,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 8 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Oakland | 37.791927 | -122.225906 | 1 | 0 | Tail pipe | 6/8/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed an unmanned Armed Services Police Car in Oakland, California, United States. There were no casualties but the car was damaged. The patrolmen left the vehicle to search for AWOL servicemen in a theater. There were many attacks against police in California during this time period. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 35 | Military Transportation/Vehicle (excluding convoys) | Armed Services | Armed Services Police Vehicle, Oakland | 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 attack the establishment | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pipe bomb filled with black powder and tacks, which was then tied to a Molotov cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Left tire was blown out | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | There was a small fire underneath the gas tank. Another, unexploded pipe bomb, was later discovered across the street. Less than a week earlier an Oakland Police Car was also bombed using the same type of device (197006040001). This attack is also possibly linked to the attempted bombing of police vehicles in Berkeley California two days earlier (197006060005). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Shore Patrol Car Is Bombed," Washington Post, June 9, 1970. | "Police Vehicles Are Objects Of Attacks," Lodi News-Sentinel, June 9, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,006,090,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 222 | Venezuela | 3 | South America | Lara | Barquisimeto | 10.063506 | -69.334722 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 9 | Farm/Ranch | rancher | Jose Manuel Tamayo, rancher | 222 | Venezuela | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Armed Forces of National Liberation- Venezuela (FALN) | FALN-R | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | Venezuela | 1 | 12,000 | null | 12,000 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,006,090,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 94 | Iran | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Tehran | Tehran | 35.724533 | 51.40519 | 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 | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.875817 |
197,006,090,003 | 1,970 | 6 | 9 | 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 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | null | police HQ | 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 | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | 0.866667 |
197,006,090,004 | 1,970 | 6 | 9 | null | 1 | 6/12/1970 | 102 | Jordan | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Amman | Amman | 31.950001 | 35.933331 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 8 | Hotel/Resort | null | Hotels | 999 | Multinational | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearms | null | null | null | null | 1 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 3 | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 60 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 197006090004, 197006090005 | 0 | 0.875817 |
197,006,090,005 | 1,970 | 6 | 9 | null | 1 | 6/12/1970 | 102 | Jordan | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Amman | Amman | 31.950001 | 35.933331 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 8 | Hotel/Resort | null | Hotels | 999 | Multinational | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearms | null | null | null | null | 1 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 3 | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 60 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 197006090004, 197006090005 | 0 | 0.875817 |
197,006,090,007 | 1,970 | 6 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Galesburg | 40.946915 | -90.364659 | 1 | 0 | null | 6/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators broke into the Selective Service office in Galesburg, Illinois, United States and set fire to draft records. There were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Selective Service office, Galesburg Illinois | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest and sabotage the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pulled draft records out of cabinet and lit them on fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Draft records 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. | "Draft Board Office Burned," The Daily News, June 9, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,006,090,008 | 1,970 | 6 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New Jersey | Newark | 40.73197 | -74.174184 | 1 | 0 | Through living room window | 6/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators fired two shotgun blasts into the house of Reverend Levin P. West in Newark, New Jersey, United States, in an apparent assassination attempt. The shotgun pellets did not strike West but he was taken to the hospital to be treated for shock. During a highly contentious Mayoral campaign in Newark with racial overtones, West, an African American, supported the White candidate over the Black candidate. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 71 | Race/Ethnicity Identified | Black supporters of Mayor Hugh Addonizio | Reverend Levin P. West | 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 Black supporters of Hugh Addonizio in the 1970 Newark mayoral campaign | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 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 | Two shotgun blasts through living room window | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Window shattered and several shotgun pellets found in the living room wall | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The White mayoral candidate was Hugh Addonizio and the Black mayoral candidate was Kenneth Gibson. | Walter H. Waggoner, "Negro Backing Addonizio Target of Shotgun Blast," New York Times, June 10, 1970. | "Shotgun Blasts Are Fired Into Home Of Black Campaigner for Addonizio," New York Times, June 10, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.836957 |
197,006,100,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 10 | null | 0 | null | 102 | Jordan | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Amman | Amman | 31.950001 | 35.933331 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | U.S. DOD | Major, mil. attache in Amman, Robert Perry | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 1 | 0.875817 |
197,006,110,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 11 | null | 1 | 6/16/1970 | 30 | Brazil | 3 | South America | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | -22.908278 | -43.197026 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | FRG government | Ehrenfried Von Holloben, FRG Ambassador to Brazil | 75 | Germany | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Revolutionary Vanguard (VPR) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | null | Brazil | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 1 | 0.8 |
197,006,110,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 11 | null | 0 | null | 94 | Iran | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Tehran | Tehran | 35.724533 | 51.40519 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
197,006,110,003 | 1,970 | 6 | 11 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Nebraska | Omaha | 41.260675 | -95.940469 | 1 | 0 | Against outside wall of building | 6/11/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panther Party bombed Omaha Police Department's North Assembly Building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. There were no casualties but the blast ripped a four foot hole in the corner of building and shattered several windows. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Omaha Police Department | North Assembly Building of Omaha Police Department | 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 | -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 | Suspected use of dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Four foot hole blasted into the corner of building and windows of the facility shattered. Windows shattered in bus parked outside of building as well. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | There were twenty police officers stationed in the building at the time. If the bomb was positioned in a more strategic location it could have caused the building to collapse. It is believed that materials used in the bomb were similar to those used in the bombing of a business in Omaha a month later (197007020005). | Committee on Internal Security House of Representatives, "Black Panther Party, Part 4," U.S. Government Printing Office, October-November, 1970. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Bomb Rips Police Unit in Omaha," Washington Post, June 13, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.75 |
197,006,120,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 12 | 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 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | Swiss Embassy | 199 | Switzerland | 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 | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,500 | 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 |
197,006,120,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 12 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Cairo | 37.005322 | -89.176156 | 1 | 0 | Outside rear door of courthouse | 6/12/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a box containing seven sticks of dynamite outside of the Alexander County Courthouse in Cairo, Illinois, United States. The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed. This incident took place during a period of high racial tension in Cairo. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 15 | Politician or Political Party Movement/Meeting/Rally | Alexander County Courthouse | Alexander County Courthouse | 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 | -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 placed in a box connected to a clock mechanism | 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 did not believe that this incident was linked with the sniping attack against police in Cairo on the same day (197006120003). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Cairo Chief Disengages Bomb Device," Southeast Missourian, June 12, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,006,120,003 | 1,970 | 6 | 12 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Cairo | 37.005105 | -89.176269 | 1 | 0 | null | 6/12/1970: Unknown snipers fired on an Illinois State Police patrol attending to a fire at the Pyramid Courts housing project in Cairo, Illinois, United States. Officer Marion Troutt was shot, but survived his wounds. This incident took place during a period of high racial tension in Cairo. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Illinois State Police | Illinois State Police in the Pyramid Courts housing project | 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 | African American opposition to the police | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 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 | Snipers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Officer Troutt was struck in the chest and leg. Police did not believe that this incident was linked with the attempted bombing of the Alexander County Courthouse (197006120002). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Cairo Chief Disengages Bomb Device," Southeast Missourian, June 12, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.836957 |
197,006,130,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Iowa | Des Moines | 41.579662 | -93.621506 | 1 | 0 | Stairwell at basement of building | 6/13/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panthers Party bombed the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The building sustained an estimated $150,000 in damages and several people were injured from the shattered glass. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Des Moines Chamber of Commerce | Building | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Panthers | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -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 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 150,000 | Facility sustained heavy damages. Debris scattered throughout a three block area. Around two hundred and seventy five windows shattered at surrounding buildings. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Conservatively coded the number of injuries at twenty. It was reported that several, of the forty-five women staying at the YWCA a block away, were injured by the shattered glass. Only one of the injured, Donna Melick, required medical treatment. 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 (197005130001, 197005220003, 197006210001, and 197006290001). A bank in Kansas City was bombed on the same day (197006290001). | Committee on Internal Security House of Representatives, "Black Panther Party, Part 4," U.S. Government Printing Office, October-November, 1970. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Des Moines Hit By Bomb Blast," Washington Post, June 14, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 20 | 0.75 |
197,006,130,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Missouri | Kansas City | 39.176086 | -94.574127 | 1 | 0 | Outside of building | 6/13/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Mid-Continental National Bank in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Bank in Kansas City Missouri | Mid-Continental National Bank, Kansas Missouri | 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 | -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 | Two bombs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Three windows shattered and minor damage to the building | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Bomb Blasts Reported," Virgin Islands Daily News, June 15, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,006,140,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 14 | 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 | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | null | Court House/ Tiergarten | 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 |
197,006,140,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 14 | 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 | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | null | Court Bldg (haudgeright Tegeler Weg) | 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 |
197,006,150,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Manhattan Beach | 33.887157 | -118.410843 | 1 | 0 | null | 6/15/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the joint police and fire station in Manhattan Beach, California, United States. There were no casualties but the station received minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Joint police and fire station | Police and fire station, Manhattan Beach California | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 17 | Other Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ring of crude bombs exploding around the building | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Minor damages to building | 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 | 0.836957 |
197,006,170,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Emeryville | 37.831455 | -122.285164 | 1 | 0 | null | 6/17/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a diner in Emeryville, California, United States frequented by police officers. Three people were slightly injured and it is unknown if the diner sustained any damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Emeryville Police Department | Emeryville Police Officers frequenting a local diner | 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 | Homemade pipe bombs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The pipe bombs exploded during the early morning. Police frequented the diner twenty-four hours a day. | 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 | 3 | 0.836957 |
197,006,180,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 6/18/1970: Two unidentified White youths set off four firebombs around the New York University campus in Manhattan, New York, United States. One firebomb was discovered under a car. Another firebomb damaged a construction shanty at Tish Hall. The third firebomb ignited under a crane and the final firebomb exploded in a trash can. Neither of the last two firebombs did any damage. There were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | New York University | Car, construction sites, trash can in the vicinity of New York University | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Four Firebombs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Construction shanty sustained heavy damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The two perpetrators were described as 'clean cut' and not 'hippie types.' | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "3 Firebombs Explode Near N.Y.U. in 'Village,'" New York Times, June 18, 1970. | Homer Bigart, "Fire Truck Is Fire-Bombed During Blaze in Tenement," New York Times, June 19, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,006,180,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 6/18/1970: While New York City Firemen were fighting a blaze in a Manhattan, United States tenement, an unknown perpetrator threw a Molotov cocktail into the hose bed of the fire truck. The attack injured one fireman and another fireman suffered a heart attack. Officials were unsure whether the fire at the tenement was set to trap the firemen or if the truck was attacked because it was a 'target of opportunity.' | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 13 | Other | 64 | Fire Fighter/Truck | New York Fire Department | 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 | 1 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fireman Sam Panasci injured himself while trying to extinguish the incendiary and fireman Waverly Howard suffered a heart attack during the incident. It is unknown whether the fire truck sustained damages. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Homer Bigart, "Fire Truck Is Fire-Bombed During Blaze in Tenement," New York Times, June 19, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,006,190,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 19 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Bank of America | bank america branch | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 25,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | null | 0.86671 |
197,006,190,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 19 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Bank of America | Bank america branch | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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) | 10,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,006,190,003 | 1,970 | 6 | 19 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Chicago | 41.842602 | -87.681229 | 1 | 0 | 74th and Union | 6/19/1970: Bruce Sharp and William Redwine, both African Americans, shot and killed Police Officer Kenneth Kaner as he was sitting in his squad car in Chicago Illinois, United States. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Chicago Police Officer | 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 | African American opposition to the police | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 4 | Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic) | 5 | Firearms | 3 | Handgun | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | .12 gauge double barreled shotgun; .38 caliber revolver | 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 | Bruce Sharp and William Redwine and three others driving in the same car noticed Officer Kenneth Kaner sitting in his car and someone in the group shouted "let's get him" and/or "let's get his gun." | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Jody P. Weiss, State of Illinois, Prisoner Review Board, "Murdered Chicago Police Officer Kenneth Kaner on June 19, 1970." Illinois Department of Corrections, August 11, 2008. | "Races: Ambushes in Chicago," Time Magazine, August 24, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.836957 |
197,006,190,004 | 1,970 | 6 | 19 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Francisco | 37.755363 | -122.443352 | 1 | 0 | 643 Waller Street | 6/19/1970: Police Officer Richard Radetich was shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator in San Francisco, California, United States. While writing a ticket, a gunman pulled up to Officer Radetich in his car and shot him three times with a revolver. The perpetrator immediately drove away. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | San Francisco Police Department | San Francisco 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 | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 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 | .38 caliber revolver | 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 | Police originally arrested Joe Allen Johnson for the murder but released him due to lack of evidence. The Zodiac killer is also believed to claim credit for this attack, but the authorities did not believe this was credible. In 1970, there were two other police officers murdered by suspected Black Nationalists in Northern California while they were making traffic stops (197008060004 and 197008200003). | Jim Herron Zamora, "1967-71: a Bloody Period For S.F. Police," San Francisco Chronicle, January 27, 2001. | "Chicago, Coast Policemen Shot," Baltimore Sun, June 20, 1970. | "Young Policeman Slain In Berkeley," New York Times, August 21, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.836957 |
197,006,210,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Iowa | Des Moines | 41.579662 | -93.621506 | 1 | 0 | Des Moines Freeway | 6/21/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panther Party are believed to have set a booby-trap package underneath a bridge in Iowa, United States, intended to kill Des Moines Police Officers. An anonymous caller tipped the police about the package. When the police arrived, it only failed to explode due to a sliver of wood blocking the trigger. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Des Moines Police Department | Des Moines Police responding to an anonymous phone call | 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 | -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-and-one-half by sixteen inch sticks of dynamite along with nuts, bolts, nails, and metal brushes connected to a battery | 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 | 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 (197005130001, 197005220003, 197006130001, and 197006290001). | Committee on Internal Security House of Representatives, "Black Panther Party, Part 4," U.S. Government Printing Office, October-November, 1970. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Wood Sliver Saves Police From Bomb," Washington Post, June 23. 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.75 |
197,006,230,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 23 | 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 | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | null | District Office Schoneberg | 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 |
197,006,230,003 | 1,970 | 6 | 23 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Francisco | 37.755363 | -122.443352 | 1 | 0 | At door of station | 6/23/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb at a U.S. Air Force recruiting Station in San Francisco, California, United States. The bomb was discovered by a station employee and subsequently removed. | 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. Air Force Recruiting Station | U.S. Air Force Recruiting Station, San Francisco | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the Vietnam War and the draft | 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 | The bomb consisted of a plastic bottle and lead pipe filled with dynamite and connected to a 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 | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Team Defuses Planted Bomb," The Modesto Bee, June 23, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,006,230,004 | 1,970 | 6 | 23 | 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 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | null | Amtorg Trading Corp | 359 | Soviet Union | 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 | -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) | 3,000 | 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 | 0.817073 |
197,006,250,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 25 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Texas | Longview | 32.50064 | -94.741075 | 1 | 0 | null | 6/25/1970: Fred Loyd Hayes bombed a house purchased by an African American woman in a White neighborhood in Longview, Texas, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown what damages the house sustained. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 71 | Race/Ethnicity Identified | African American owned house in a white neighborhood in Longview Texas | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | To protest African Americans from moving into a white neighborhood in Longview Texas | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Hayes was also found guilty of bombing school buses in order to prevent the desegregation of the Longview School District (197007040003). | "United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fred Loyd Hayes and Kenneth Ray McMaster, Defendants-Appellants," No. 71-1165 ,United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, July 14, 1971. <http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/444/444.F2d.472.71-1165_1.html? | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,006,260,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 26 | null | 0 | null | 603 | United Kingdom | 8 | Western Europe | Northern Ireland | Londonderry | 55.011562 | -7.312045 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 17 | Terrorists/Non-State Militia | 93 | Terrorist | null | 3 IRA members, 2 civilians | 233 | Northern Ireland | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | 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 | 3 | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | CAIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.854362 |
197,006,270,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 603 | United Kingdom | 8 | Western Europe | Northern Ireland | Londonderry | 55.011562 | -7.312045 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 69 | Religion Identified | null | William Kincaid, 28, Daniel Loughins, 32 and Alexander Gould, 18, Prots | 233 | Northern Ireland | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firearm | null | null | null | null | 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 | CAIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.854362 |
197,006,270,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 603 | United Kingdom | 8 | Western Europe | Northern Ireland | Belfast | 54.607712 | -5.95621 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 69 | Religion Identified | null | Robert Neill, 38, protestant | 233 | Northern Ireland | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firearm | null | null | null | null | 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 | CAIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.854362 |
197,006,270,003 | 1,970 | 6 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 603 | United Kingdom | 8 | Western Europe | Northern Ireland | Belfast | 54.607712 | -5.95621 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 69 | Religion Identified | null | James McCurrie, 34, Protestant | 233 | Northern Ireland | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firearm | null | null | null | null | 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 | CAIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.854362 |
197,006,270,004 | 1,970 | 6 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 603 | United Kingdom | 8 | Western Europe | Northern Ireland | Belfast | 54.607712 | -5.95621 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 15 | Religious Figures/Institutions | 86 | Place of Worship | Catholic enclave | St. Matthew | 233 | Northern Ireland | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | null | Henry McIlhone, 33 | 233 | Northern Ireland | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firearm; Petroleum bomb | 0 | 2 | 0 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | CAIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | null | 4 | 0.959259 |
197,006,280,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Michigan | Detroit | 42.331685 | -83.047924 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Detroit Police | Police Officers | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | National Committee to Combat Fascism | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 3 | 0.5 |
197,006,290,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 29 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Iowa | Des Moines | 41.579662 | -93.621506 | 1 | 0 | Drake University | 6/29/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panther Party bombed the Harvey Ingham Hall of Science at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. There were no casualties but the explosion caused an estimated $300,000 in damage to the building. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Drake University | Harvey Ingham Hall of Science at Drake University | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Panthers | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -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 | 15 to 20 pounds of high power dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 300,000 | Building sustained heavy damages | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 (197005130001, 197005220003, 197006130001, and 197006210001). | Committee on Internal Security House of Representatives, "Black Panther Party, Part 4," U.S. Government Printing Office, October-November, 1970. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Dynamite Blast Damages Science Hall at Drake U." New York Times, June 30, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.75 |
197,006,290,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 29 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Whitefish Bay | 43.118461 | -87.902289 | 1 | 0 | 177 East Silver Spring Dr. | 6/29/1970: Suspected revolutionary leftists threw a pipe bomb filled with gunpowder at the Whitefish Bay Bank & Trust Company in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The bomb did not detonate. This incident was believed to be linked to the many bombings in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area during this time period. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Bank | Whitefish Bay Bank & Trust Company | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Thrown pipe bomb filled with gunpowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The bomb was labeled "We the People No. 1." The Whitefish Bay Chief of Police believed that this incident might be linked with bombs discovered at the Whitefish Bay Police Department, Lakeside Laboratories, Honeywell Inc. and the Wisconsin Motor Division (197010280002, 197009040004, 197007000001, and 197008050001). There were other bombings in the Milwaukee area during this time period as well (197012220001, 197007220002, and 197007210004). | Edward S. Kerstein, "Bomb Demolishes Police Car in Bay," Milwaukee Journal, October 28, 1970. | Alex P. Dobish, "Bay Offers $2,500 Reward for Squad Car Bomber," Milwaukee Journal, November 3, 1970. | "Bomb Rips Offices of Company Here," Milwaukee Journal, August 5, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,006,300,001 | 1,970 | 6 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New Jersey | Plainfield | 40.617623 | -74.417061 | 1 | 0 | West End District | 6/30/1970: Two policemen, Robert M. Perry and Robert G. Beck, were shot by snipers in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States after responding to a fire at a vacant shop. Officer Perry would eventually die from his injuries. City officials believed that radical African Americans intentionally set the fire to lure the policemen into the area. Firefighters fighting the blaze were also shot at. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Police and firefighters of Plainfield New Jersey | Police and firefighters at the scene of a fire in the African American part of town in Plainfield New Jersey | 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 spark community wide turmoil | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Sniper fire; Arson | 1 | 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 | This attack took place during heightened racial tensions in Plainfield New Jersey. Over a year later, Police Officer Frank Buczek was killed two blocks away (197109180002). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Francis X. Clines, "2 Plainfield Police Shot at Fire Scene," New York Times, July 1, 1970. | Emanuel Perlmutter, "Policemen Wounded In Jersey Disorder Dies After Surgery," New York Times, July 2, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 2 | 0.836957 |
197,006,300,002 | 1,970 | 6 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 6/30/1970: In a series of four related attack, unknown perpetrators placed multiple incendiary devices throughout the Woolworth's store on 34th street in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties and the firebombs caused only minor damage to the building and merchandise. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | F. W. Woolworth Company | Woolworth's store, Manhattan New York, 34th Street | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Seven incendiary devices about the size of a tea bag in plastic packages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Minor damage to the merchandise and building | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of multiple attack with197006300003, 197006300004, and 197006300005. The incendiary devices were placed in clothing, under rugs and within books located throughout the store. Only about half of the devices ignited successfully. Police believe that this incident was linked to the firebombing of a Woolworth's store a month earlier (197006060004). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Blazes Break Out At 3 Woolworths and Grand Union," New York Time, July 1, 1970. | "Fire Bombs Ignited in N.Y. Stores," New York Times, July 1, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197006300002, 197006300003, 197006300004, 197006300005 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,006,300,003 | 1,970 | 6 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 6/30/1970: In a series of four related attack, unknown perpetrators placed multiple incendiary devices throughout the Woolworth's store on 86th street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties and the firebombs caused only minor damage to the building and merchandise. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | F. W. Woolworth Company | Woolworth's store, Manhattan New York, 86th Street and 3rd Avenue | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Multiple incendiary devices about the size of a small cube in plastic packages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Minor damage to the merchandise and building | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of multiple attack with 197006300002, 197006300004, and197006300005. The incendiary devices were placed in clothing, under rugs and within books located throughout the store. Only about half of the devices ignited successfully. Police believe that this incident was linked to the firebombing of a Woolworth's store a month earlier (197006060004). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Blazes Break Out At 3 Woolworths and Grand Union," New York Time, July 1, 1970. | "Fire Bombs Ignited in N.Y. Stores," New York Times, July 1, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197006300002, 197006300003, 197006300004, 197006300005 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,006,300,004 | 1,970 | 6 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 6/30/1970: In a series of four related attack, unknown perpetrators placed multiple incendiary devices throughout the Woolworth's store on Broadway Avenue in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties and the firebombs caused only minor damage to the building and merchandise. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | F. W. Woolworth Company | Woolworth's store, Manhattan New York, Broadway Avenue | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Multiple incendiary devices about the size of a small cube in plastic packages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Minor damage to the merchandise and building | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of multiple attack with 197006300002, 197006300003, and 197006300005. The incendiary devices were placed in clothing, under rugs and within books located throughout the store. Only about half of the devices ignited successfully. Police believe that this incident was linked to the firebombing of a Woolworth's store a month earlier (197006060004). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Blazes Break Out At 3 Woolworths and Grand Union," New York Time, July 1, 1970. | "Fire Bombs Ignited in N.Y. Stores," New York Times, July 1, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197006300002, 197006300003, 197006300004, 197006300005 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,006,300,005 | 1,970 | 6 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 6/30/1970: In a series of four related attack, unknown perpetrators placed multiple incendiary devices throughout a Grand Union supermarket in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties and the firebombs caused only minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Supermarket | Supermarket in the Grand Union | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Multiple incendiary devices about the size of a small cube in plastic packages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Minor damage to the merchandise and building | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of multiple attack with 197006300002, 197006300003, and 197006300004. Police believe that this incident was linked to the firebombing of a Woolworth's store a month earlier (197006060004). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Blazes Break Out At 3 Woolworths and Grand Union," New York Time, July 1, 1970. | "Fire Bombs Ignited in N.Y. Stores," New York Times, July 1, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197006300002, 197006300003, 197006300004, 197006300005 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,007,000,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 0 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Wauwatosa | 43.074701 | -88.008394 | 1 | 0 | 2979 North Mayfair Rd. | 7/0/1970: An unexploded bomb was discovered at Honeywell Incorporated in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States. This incident was believed to be linked to the many bombings perpetrated by revolutionary leftists in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area during this time period. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 4 | Multinational Corporation | Honeywell Incorporated | Honeywell Incorporated, Wauwatosa Wisconsin | 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 | Unexploded 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 Whitefish Bay Chief of Police believed that this incident might be linked with bombs discovered at the Whitefish Bay State Bank, Whitefish Bay Police Department, Lakeside Laboratories, and the Wisconsin Motor Division (197010280002, 197009040004, 197006290002, and 197008050001). There were other bombings in the Milwaukee area during this time period as well (197012220001, 197007220002, and 197007210004). | Alex P. Dobish, "Bay Offers $2,500 Reward for Squad Car Bomber," Milwaukee Journal, November 3, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,000,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 0 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Massachusetts | Boston | 42.290156 | -71.04897 | 1 | 0 | Dorchester | 7/0/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at St. Ann's Church in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. There were no casualties but the blaze caused $5,000 in damages. 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) | 5,000 | 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 earlier (197005000001). 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 |
197,007,010,003 | 1,970 | 7 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 30 | Brazil | 3 | South America | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | -22.908278 | -43.197026 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Hijacking | null | null | null | null | 6 | Airports & Aircraft | 42 | Aircraft (not at an airport) | Cruzeiro do Sul | Caravelle | 30 | Brazil | 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 | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | Brazil | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Successful Rescue | null | null | null | null | null | Hijacking DB | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,007,010,004 | 1,970 | 7 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | District of Columbia | Washington | 38.908642 | -77.015381 | 1 | 0 | 2600 16th Street NW | 7/1/1970: Members of the Revolutionary Force Seven threw a pipe bomb through the back door of the Inter-American Defense Board building in Washington D.C., United States. There were no casualties but the chauffeur room and a bathroom were damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 82 | Labor Union Related | Inter-American Defense Board | Inter-American Defense Board building, Washington D.C. | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Force Seven | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the policies of the Organization of American States | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pipe bomb thrown into the building | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Damage to chauffeur's room and an adjoining bathroom | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack was linked to firebombings against four Latin American embassies in Washington D.C. by the Revolution Force 7 one day later (197007020001, 197007020002, 197007020003, and 197007020004). The Revolutionary Force 7 claimed the attack by delivering a letter to The Associated Press. The Inter-American Defense Board is an agency of the Organization of American States. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Alexander Ward, "Fire Bombs Damage 4 Embassies," Washington Post, July 3, 1970. | "Group Takes Credit For Bomb Damage," Sarasota Herald Tribune, July 2, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197007010004, 197007020001, 197007020002, 197007020003, 197007020004 | 0 | 1 |
197,007,010,005 | 1,970 | 7 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a classroom in the University of California's Center for East Asian Studies in Berkeley, California, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained $7,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | University of California, Berkeley | Center for East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley | 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 | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Powder filled pipe bomb attached to a timing device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 7,000 | A few rooms in the building were damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Robert W. Peterson, "Crime & the American Response," Facts on File, 1973. | "Bomb Damages College Building," Gettysburg Times, July 1, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,007,020,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | Argentine Embassy | 11 | Argentina | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Force Seven | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,500 | 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 | 197007010004, 197007020001, 197007020002, 197007020003, 197007020004 | 0 | 1 |
197,007,020,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | Haiti Embassy | 87 | Haiti | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Force Seven | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,000 | 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 | 197007010004, 197007020001, 197007020002, 197007020003, 197007020004 | 0 | 1 |
197,007,020,003 | 1,970 | 7 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | Uruguay Embassy | 218 | Uruguay | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Force Seven | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 1,000 | 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 | 197007010004, 197007020001, 197007020002, 197007020003, 197007020004 | 0 | 1 |
197,007,020,004 | 1,970 | 7 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | Dominican Republic Embassy | 58 | Dominican Republic | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Force Seven | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,000 | 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 | 197007010004, 197007020001, 197007020002, 197007020003, 197007020004 | 0 | 1 |
197,007,020,005 | 1,970 | 7 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Nebraska | Omaha | 41.260675 | -95.940469 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/2/1970: Suspected Black Panthers bombed the Components Concept Corporation, a Black-owned business in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. There were no casualties but the building was destroyed and equipment within the building was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | null | null | Black owned business working on a government contract | Components Concept Corporation | 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 protest Blacks supporting the establishment. | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Building damaged and equipment within facility was damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It is believed that the materials of the bomb in this incident were similar to the materials used in the bombing of the Omaha Police Station a month earlier (197006110003). The owner of the business had publicly thanked the city council and a local bank for their assistance in moving his company to a larger building. It is believed that the owner was considered an "Uncle Tom." | Committee on Internal Security House of Representatives, "Black Panther Party, Part 4," U.S. Government Printing Office, October-November, 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. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.75 |
197,007,020,006 | 1,970 | 7 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Compton | 33.895285 | -118.224329 | 1 | 0 | One hundred feet from police station | 7/2/1970: Tommy L. Harper, an African American, was killed when a bomb that he was carrying prematurely exploded when he was one hundred feet away from the Compton Police Station in California, United States. It is suspected that he was attempting to bomb the police station. Windows were shattered at a building and automobile that were in the vicinity of the explosion. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Compton Police Department | Compton Police Station | 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 | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A makeshift bomb connected to a clock device | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Windows of an automobile in the area and the windows of an adjacent building were shattered | 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. | "Carrier of Bomb Blown To Pieces in California," Washington Post, July 3, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.836957 |
197,007,030,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 7/3/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb outside of the apartment of New York State Supreme Court Justice Jawn A. Sandifer in Manhattan, New York, United States. The bomb was discovered inside a shopping bag at the door of the apartment by a maintenance employee and subsequently dismantled by the bomb squad. Justice Sandifer and his family were vacationing in New Jersey at the time of the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 76 | House/Apartment/Residence | null | Apartment of Justice Jawn A. Sandifer | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | One by twelve inch pipe bomb, a bottle of gasoline and a timing device in a cardboard box | 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 were unsure of the motives behind the attack. Justice Sandifer, an African American, was a former civil rights lawyer but had not been involved in any civil rights cases around the time of the incident. Police stated that the bomb was built by an amateur but would have caused extensive damage if it ignited. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Bomb Discovered Outside Apartment Of a Judge Here," New York Times, July 4, 1970. | "Bomb Is Found At Judge's Door," Washington Post, July 4, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,007,030,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/3/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the University Federal Savings and Loan Building in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained $3,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | University Federal Savings and Loan | University Federal Savings and Loan Building, Seattle Washington | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Seattle Liberation Front | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 3,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Police suspected that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the shooting of Larry Ward (197005150004). However, the Seattle Liberation Front also claimed the attack in a letter sent to the Berkeley Bear, an underground left-wing newspaper in Berkeley California. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 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. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,007,040,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 4 | 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 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | null | BOAC Airline Office | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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) | 1,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,007,040,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Brooklyn | 7/4/1970: Gerard Malloy tossed a Molotov cocktail at an Army truck stationed at Fort Hamilton in New York, United States. There were no casualties but the vehicle was badly damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 35 | Military Transportation/Vehicle (excluding convoys) | US Army | Army truck stationed at Fort Hamilton, 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 | To protest the Vietnam War | 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 cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Army truck heavily damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The vehicle was a 1967 Ford panel truck. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Brooklyn Man Is Arrested On a Fire-Bombing Charge," New York Times, July 5, 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 |
197,007,040,003 | 1,970 | 7 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Texas | Longview | 32.50064 | -94.741075 | 1 | 0 | Underneath buses on the outside rows | 7/4/1970: Fred Loyd Hayes and Kenneth Ray McMaster placed twenty seven nitroglycerine explosives underneath buses stationed at the Longview school district maintenance yard in Longview, Texas, United States. Attached to a common detonator, the bombs exploded simultaneously, damaging a total of thirty three buses at a cost of around $100,000. There were no casualties. Hayes and McMaster carried out the bombing to prevent the busing of African Americans to recently desegregated schools. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 50 | Other Personnel | Longview Texas School District | School buses of the Longview Texas School District | 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 prevent the busing of African American students to the desegregated school in the Longview School District | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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 | Twenty seven nitroglycerine charges attached to a common detonator | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 100,000 | Thirty three buses damaged. Almost half of those buses sustained heavy damages. Every bus but one, was eventually put back into service. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | McMaster and Hayes entered the maintenance yard by cutting through a fence. They were both found guilty and received eleven year prison sentences. Hayes also carried out an attack on an African American owned house in Longview Texas two weeks earlier (197006250001). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "School Buses Are Bombed," Baltimore Sun, July 6, 1970. | "2 Are Indicted in Bombing Of 36 School Buses," New York Times, July 26, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,007,040,004 | 1,970 | 7 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Ohio | Akron | 41.084195 | -81.514059 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a pipe bomb through the garage window of Ben Maidenburg's house in Akron, Ohio, United States. Maidenburg was the publisher of the Akron Beacon Journal. There were no casualties but the blast caused $10,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 76 | House/Apartment/Residence | Newspaper publisher | Home of Ben Maidenburg | 217 | United States | 1 | Business | null | null | Akron Beacon Journal | Home of the publisher of the Akron Beacon Journal | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the reporting of the Akron Beacon Journal | 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 | Pipe filled with explosives thrown into garage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 10,000 | Car damaged and metal fragments ripped into the house | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Seven months later there was an attempted bombing at Ben Maidenburg's house by a Neo-Nazi (197102100003). | "Neo-Nazi Accused of Placing Bomb at Publisher's Home," New York Times, March 18, 1971. | "Bomb Left At Home of Publisher," Washington Post, February 12, 1971. | "Arrest Follows Kidnap Threat To Publisher," Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March 6, 1974. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,007,040,005 | 1,970 | 7 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | Long Beach | 40.5894 | -73.666354 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Long Beach Democratic Committee headquarters in Long Beach, New York, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the headquarters sustained any damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 84 | Political Party Member/Rally | Democratic Party | Long Beach Democratic Committee headquarters, 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 | Bombed | 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 | 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. | 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 |
197,007,040,006 | 1,970 | 7 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Francisco | 37.755363 | -122.443352 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/4/1970: Two youths were hired by Frank Thurber, a member of a union affiliated with the striking Typographical Union, shot and killed Allan W. Daly at his home in San Francisco, California, United States. Daly was a non-striking member of the San Rafael Independent Journal. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | Non striking member of the San Rafael Independent Journal | Allan Daly | 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 | To protest non-participants in the San Rafael Independent Journal strike | 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 pistol | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Allan Daly survived two weeks before finally succumbing to his wounds. Frank Thurber belonged to the San Francisco Mailers Union. Thurber offered Richard Wamsley and Larry Rutherford $300 to "rough up" Daly. Thurber provided them with a weapon and drove the to Daly's home. Printers used by non-striking members of the San Rafael Independent journal were firebombed days later (197007080002). | "Nonstriker At Paper Succumbs To Wounds," Los Angeles Times, July 17, 1970. | "Home of Nonstriking Printers Fire-Bombed; 6 Escape Injury," Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1970. | "Slayer Given Life Sentence," The Bulletin, December 10, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 1 |
197,007,050,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Queens | 7/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a total of eleven firebombs underneath five police radio cars in the parking lot of a police station in Queens, New York United States. The firebombs, which failed to explode due to faulty fuses, were discovered by a patrolman on security duty and were removed. | 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 | Police Cars parked at a police station in Queens | 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 | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Eleven bottles of wine filled with an unspecified liquid and firecrackers attached to cigarette tied fuses | 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 cigarettes tied to the fuses went out before they had a chance to ignite the firebombs. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "11 Firebombs Found Under Police Cars In a Parking Yard," New York Times, July 6, 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 | 0.836957 |
197,007,070,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 7 | 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 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 78 | Procession/Gathering (funeral, wedding, birthday, religious) | null | Atlas Missile replica at worlds fair | 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.866667 |
197,007,070,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 7 | 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 | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | South African consulate | 183 | South Africa | 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 | 0 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,007,070,003 | 1,970 | 7 | 7 | 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 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 11 | Entertainment/Cultural/Stadium/Casino | null | Portuguese Travel/Info center | 162 | Portugal | 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 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 1,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |