Us Bureau Of Alcohol Tobacco And Firearms
Events (81)
- June 21, 1981: Two Members of ‘Operation Red Dog,’ White Supremacist-Led Plan to Overthrow Government of Caribbean Island Nation, Convicted of Conspiracy, Violation of Neutrality Act 1981-06-21
- March 5-9, 1992: Law Enforcement Officials Begin Tracking Branch Davidian Weapons Purchases 1992-03-05
- July 30, 1992: BATF Agents Decline Invitation to Inspect Davidians’ Weapons 1992-07-30
- December 7, 1992: Koresh Reportedly Says ‘Los Angeles Riots [Will] Pale in Comparison to’ What Will Happen in Waco; Report Disputed 1992-12-07
- January 11, 1993 and After: BATF Agents Go Undercover to Surveill Branch Davidians 1993-01-11
- February 24-27, 1993: BATF Prepares for Branch Davidian Raid 1993-02-24
- February 25, 1993: BATF Secures Search Warrant for Davidian Compound 1993-02-25
- February 27, 1993: BATF Official Alerts Dallas Television News Stations about Upcoming Davidian Raid 1993-02-27
- 5:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. February 28, 1993: Federal Agents Prepare to Serve Warrants on Branch Davidians, Launch Massive Raid on Davidian Compound 1993-02-28
- Around 4:00 p.m. February 28, 1993: Former Davidians Warn FBI of Likelihood of ‘Mass Suicide’ at Davidian Compound 1993-02-28
- 11:00 A.M. and After, February 28, 1993: Cease-Fire Ends Bloody Conflict between Davidians, Federal Agents; FBI Besieges Davidian Compound 1993-02-28
- Before 9:45 a.m. February 28, 1993: Davidians Alerted to Impending Raid by Local News Personnel 1993-02-28
- Before 11:00 A.M., February 28, 1993: Davidian Calls 911 in Attempt to End Bloody Raid by Federal Agents 1993-02-28
- 9:30 A.M. and After, February 28, 1993: Federal Raid on Davidian Compound Begins; Davidians Resist 1993-02-28
- 12:00 p.m. February 28, 1993: FBI Surrounds Davidian Compound after Botched Raid 1993-02-28
- March 1, 1993: First Day of Waco Standoff; FBI Surrounds Compound with Armored Vehicles 1993-03-01
- February 27 - March 3, 1993: Waco Newspaper Profiles Branch Davidian Leader, Accuses Him of Child Rape and Abuse 1993-03-03
- March 5, 1993: Note from Davidians Indicates Mass Suicide Contemplated, Leaders Deny Possibility 1993-03-05
- March 11, 1993: Texas Rangers Wait 11 Days to Inform Parents of Son’s Death during Waco Raid 1993-03-11
- March 17, 1993: BATF Agent Sues Waco Newspaper Alleging It Informed Davidians of Impending Raid 1993-03-17
- March 27, 1993: New York Times Reports Davidian Raid ‘Laden with Missteps, Miscalculations’ 1993-03-27
- March 30, 1993: BATF Director Defends Davidian Raid 1993-03-30
- March 30, 1993: Davidian Says BATF Fired on Compound from Helicopters during February Raid 1993-03-30
- March 31, 1993: BATF Chief Sends ‘Rumor Control’ Memo Denying Bureau Cover-Up of Botched Raid 1993-03-31
- April 2, 1993: BATF Director Admits Raid Execution May Have Been Flawed 1993-04-02
- April 4-5, 1993: Lawyers Reiterate Claims that BATF Fired on Davidian Compound from Helicopters during February Raid 1993-04-04
- April 4, 1993: Davidian Lawyers Say BATF Account of Raid Inaccurate, Plans for Surrender Formulating 1993-04-04
- April 6, 1993: Davidian Lawyers Ask for Videotape of Raid 1993-04-06
- April 10, 1993: FBI Begins Installing Concertina Wire around Branch Davidian Compound 1993-04-10
- April 17-19, 1993: Sympathizer Leaves Davidian Compound, Warns of Nursery on Second Floor 1993-04-17
- April 19, 1993 and After: Future Oklahoma City Bombers Appalled, Inflamed by Waco Debacle 1993-04-19
- April 20, 1993: New York Times: ‘Koresh Affair… Mishandled from Beginning to End’ 1993-04-20
- May 26, 1993: Authorities Find Enormous Cache of Weapons at Branch Davidian Compound 1993-05-26
- August 7, 1993: 12 Branch Davidians Indicted for Crimes Related to BATF Raid, FBI Siege 1993-08-07
- August 26 - September 15, 1994: Conservative Radio Host Tells Listeners to ‘Go For a Head Shot’ if Federal Agents Come to ‘Disarm’ Them 1994-09-15
- December 23, 1994: BATF Rehires Agents Fired for Mishandling Waco Raid 1994-12-23
- 4:00 p.m., April 19, 1995: Clinton and Reno Give Press Conference Regarding Oklahoma City Bombing, Promise ‘Swift’ Justice, Death Penalty 1995-04-19
- 7:00 a.m. - 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995: Oklahoma City Bombing Destroys Federal Building, Kills 168 1995-04-19
- After 9:02 a.m. and After, April 19, 1995: FBI Named Lead Investigative Agency in Oklahoma City Bombing 1995-04-19
- April 21, 1995 and After: Brother of Suspected Oklahoma City Bombing Conspirator Taken into Custody 1995-04-21
- April 21, 1995: McVeigh Held on Suspicion of Detonating Oklahoma City Bomb 1995-04-21
- April 24, 1995: FBI Compiles Evidence that Oklahoma City Bombing Carried Out by Small Group of Conspirators, in Part Due to Anger over Branch Davidian Tragedy 1995-04-24
- April 25, 1995: Nichols Brothers Charged with Making Explosive Devices, Charges Not Directly Linked to Oklahoma City Bombing 1995-04-25
- May 16, 1995: Anonymous Sources Say McVeigh Acknowledges Carrying Out Oklahoma City Bombing 1995-05-16
- July 2, 1995: Former BATF Head Defends Waco Raid 1995-07-02
- August 4, 1995: House Hearings on Waco Conclude; Davidian Confirms that Fires Were Set by Sect Members 1995-08-04
- August 2, 1996: House Committee Issues Report on Davidian Tragedy, Finds Federal Agencies ‘Derelict’ and ‘Grossly Incompetent’ 1996-08-02
- January 16, 1997: Atlanta Building Destroyed, Seven Injured in Abortion Clinic Bombings 1997-01-16
- May 5-6, 1997: Sister of Accused Oklahoma Bomber Testifies that He Intended to Move from ‘Propaganda’ to ‘Action Stage’ 1997-05-05
- May 23, 1997: Judge Refuses to Allow Testimony of BATF Informant in McVeigh Trial 1997-05-23