1995 Oklahoma City bombing

The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack where Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. They used a truck filled with explosives, resulting in the building’s explosion on April 19, 1995. The attack killed 168 people, including children, and injured hundreds. It was motivated by anti-government sentiments, particularly anger over federal actions like the deadly 1993 Ruby Ridge and Waco incidents. The bombing was one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history, prompting widespread changes in security and anti-terrorism laws.