On this date in 1920, an unidentified man stopped his horse-drawn cart in front of the J. P. Morgan building on Wall Street. He got down from the cart and disappeared into the noontime crowd. A short while later, a bomb consisting of dynamite and cast iron slugs detonated on the busy street. Thirty-eight people were killed and over four hundred were injured. Police conducted an exhaustive investigation that lasted over three years, but the case was never solved.
Further reading:
The Street.com: “Previous Terror on Wall Street — A Look at a 1920 Bombing”
Wikipedia: “Wall Street bombing”
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John D.:
One of the great mysteries of the early 20th century.
No motive , no suspects.
Someone sure wanted to have some carnage on Wall St that day.
Good call.
Stay safe out there.
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Probably anarchists, they were pretty active back then. And they liked to use bombs.
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Apparently some things never change. Very interesting to read about a dirty bomb maker back in the 1920’s, just to see that although modern bombings seem to be more frequent, and a “new” thing, that the idea isn’t so original after all.
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The players change, but the game’s pretty much the same.
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