Oklahoma City Bombing

1. The destruction of a federal office building in Oklahoma City in 1995 by a truck loaded with explosives; the blast killed 168 people. Timothy McVeigh, a former U.S. soldier, and two conspirators were convicted of the crime; McVeigh was executed.

Many Americans initially assumed that this act of terrorism was the work of Arabs in retaliation for U.S. support of Israel and were shocked to learn that the perpetrators were Americans. McVeigh and his conspirators had vague ties to the militia movement of the 1990s.

Example Sentences

I remember watching the news on that horrible afternoon when the Oklahoma City bombing took place.

From Salon

Other spikes in reports of suspicious bags or items happen in the wake of a major incident, such as the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, when authorities were inundated by reports from the newly vigilant public.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a straight line from this film’s Idaho hate group to the Oklahoma City bombing and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Passed from hand to hand, it served as a potent white supremacist recruitment tool and inspired Timothy McVeigh to kill 168 people in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

From Slate

With the Oklahoma City bombing and Timothy McVeigh, many militia movements go underground and become less publicly visible, and focus way less on sheriffs.

From Salon