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The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing shared its April 19 date with the fiery end of which earlier federal standoff in Texas?
Answer
The Waco siege
The Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, burned on April 19, 1993, killing about 76 people after a 51-day FBI siege. Timothy McVeigh cited this date deliberately when planning the Oklahoma City bombing two years later.
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The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing occurred on the same date (April 19) as the Waco siege siege end and Columbine shooting—creating an eerie coincidence in American tragedy.
Other options people guess
- The Ruby Ridge standoff
- The Freeman standoff
- The Covenant sword standoff
Topics
- 1990s
- oklahoma-city
- waco
- domestic-terrorism
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