Explosion

Wall Street bombing

16 Sep 1920 · 40.71° N, 74.01° W

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When
16 Sep 1920
Kind
Explosion
Coordinates
40.71° N, 74.01° W
Description
1920 bombing in New York City
Deaths
40
Injured
300

Wall Street bombing

1920 bombing in New York City, U.S.

The Wall Street bombing was an act of terrorism on Wall Street at 12:01 pm on Thursday, September 16, 1920. The blast killed 30 people immediately, and another eight later died of wounds that they sustained in the blast. There were 143 seriously injured, and the total number of injured was in the hundreds.

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