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The Wall Street Bombing (1920)

Thu Sep 16, 1920

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Image: The aftermath of the Wall Street Bombing, 1920 [Wikipedia]


On this day in 1920, American anarchists bombed Wall Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, killing 38 people and seriously injuring at least 143 more.

The Wall Street Bombing of 1920 was the deadliest act of terrorism on U.S. soil at that point, with 181 severe casualties and hundreds more sustaining mild injuries.

Although the perpetrators of the bombing were never found, investigators and historians believe it was carried out by Galleanists (Italian anarchists), a group responsible for multiple episodes of political violence in the U.S.

The following day, authorities released the contents of flyers found in a post office box in the Wall Street area just before the explosion. Printed in red ink on white paper, they said: "Remember, we will not tolerate any longer. Free the political prisoners, or it will be sure death for all of you." At the bottom, the flyers were signed "American Anarchist Fighters".


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[–] Hector@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

It is wall street, can be argued they are combatents, funding companies machine gunning striking banana pickers for american fruit co or whoever, I think they killed thousands. Or a million other abuses.

Wall street itself finances and trad3s on terror.