today in history

1993 - The Branch-Davidian’s compound in Waco, Texas burned to the ground. It was the anticlimax of a 51-day standoff between the religious cult led by David Koresh and U.S. federal agents (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms). 86 perished including 17 children. Koresh and his followers opted not to surrender themselves and the children to the agents; exchanging gun fire, instead. Nine members of the cult escaped.

1995 - The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK was destroyed by a bomb estimated at 5,000 pounds, hidden in a rent-a-truck. The blast was the worst bombing on U.S. soil. Timothy McVeigh was charged with terroristic murder. 168 people including 19 children died in the blast. 490 were injured. On June 2, 1997, McVeigh was found guilty on 11 different counts, including several first degree murder convictions for the deaths of federal officers. He was executed (lethal injection) on June 11, 2001 at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. Terry L. Nichols, an Army buddy of McVeigh, was sentenced to life in prison.

1770 - Capt James Cook 1st sees Australia
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1054 Pope Leo IX dies aged 51.: doc

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Originally Posted by Big-Paul

1993 - The Branch-Davidian’s compound in Waco, Texas burned to the ground. It was the anticlimax of a 51-day standoff between the religious cult led by David Koresh and U.S. federal agents (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms). 86 perished including 17 children. Koresh and his followers opted not to surrender themselves and the children to the agents; exchanging gun fire, instead. Nine members of the cult escaped.

1995 - The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK was destroyed by a bomb estimated at 5,000 pounds, hidden in a rent-a-truck. The blast was the worst bombing on U.S. soil. Timothy McVeigh was charged with terroristic murder. 168 people including 19 children died in the blast. 490 were injured. On June 2, 1997, McVeigh was found guilty on 11 different counts, including several first degree murder convictions for the deaths of federal officers. He was executed (lethal injection) on June 11, 2001 at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. Terry L. Nichols, an Army buddy of McVeigh, was sentenced to life in prison.

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Gives you an idea as to what types of weirdos reside in America. but Timothy McvVeigh wasn't as weird as http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/t...czynski/1.html, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSJyJ...eature=related

also the very first simpsons short aired on the Tracey Ulman show and the death of Norris McWhirter (my wikipedia knowledge is strong, but the Guinness Book of World Records got weaker)

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Originally Posted by anitasizzle

Gives you an idea as to what types of weirdos reside in America. but Timothy McvVeigh wasn't as weird as http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/t...czynski/1.html, though.

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"wierdo's" reside everywhere it's very unfair to narrow attention to a single country as every country on the face of the earth has it's fair share ..