Recent Terrorism against/in the United States of America

SIx Day War (ME)

Jun 5, 1967

-They fought over land
-Terrorist invaded the West Bank and Gaza Strip
-Israel attacked US Navy Ship
-Killed and injured over 200 American Serviceman

Munich Olympics (ME)

Sep 5, 1972

• 11 Israeli athletes were held hostage by Black September
• 11 all of the athletes were killed

Russian Afgahanistan War (ME)

Dec 1, 1979

-Russia invaded Afghanistan
-America support Afrganistan and gave them $$$ and weapons
-We gave Osama Bin Laden money

1st Twin Towers bombing (FT)

Feb 26, 1993

-killed 6 and injured 1000
-it was in a parking lot
-1st Twin Tower attack

Oklahoma City Bombing (DT)

Apr 19, 1995

• Killed 168 people and 19 were children
• Worst terror attack on the United States (before 9/11) -Started to wake up America about the threat of terrorism
• Timothy McVeigh

Embassy bombings (FT)

Aug 7, 1998

-Kenya and Tanzaia
-Two nearly simultaneous massive bombs leveled the U.S. embassies
-killing 224 and wounding thousands
-Mastermined by Osama Bin Laden

USS Cole Bombing (FT)

Oct 12, 2000

-Killed 17 sailors
-It was a sucide attack that foreshadowed 9-11 events

9/11 Twin Towers (FT)

Sep 9, 2001

-2819 civilians and 343 firefighters and paramedics were killed
-Osama Bin Laden was responsible (Al- Qaeda)
-Turned the world upside down and forever changed America

Fort Hood Shootings (DT)

Nov 5, 2009

-Killed 12 people and wounded 31 others
-It brought back other painful memories
-Largest mass shooting at an army base (of that time)
- Gunman U.S. Army major and psychiatrist