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US Domestic Terrorism

1296 events in this timeline

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  1. 1996-06-26 June 26, 1996: Indicted Freemen Disrupt Court Proceedings
  2. 1996-06-27 June 27, 1996: Ex-Sister-in-Law Cooperated with Government Investigation into Oklahoma City Bombing, Defense Lawyers Reveal
  3. 1996-06-28 June 28, 1996: Defense Moves to Throw Out Much of Evidence against Oklahoma City Bombing Co-Conspirator
  4. 1996-07-01 July 1, 1996: Arizona Militia Members Convicted for Plotting to Destroy Government Buildings
  5. 1996-07-27 July 27, 1996 and After: Anti-Abortion Activist Bombs Atlanta Olympics, Kills Two
  6. 1996-07-29 July 29, 1996: Washington State Militia Leader Convicted on Weapons and Conspiracy Charges
  7. 1996-08-02 August 2, 1996: House Committee Issues Report on Davidian Tragedy, Finds Federal Agencies ‘Derelict’ and ‘Grossly Incompetent’
  8. 1996-08-14 August 14, 1996: Judge in Oklahoma City Bombing Trial Rules Evidence Admissible, Some Statements Inadmissible
  9. 1996-08-23 August 23, 1996: American White Supremacist Convicted of Disseminating Nazi Propaganda in Germany
  10. 1996-08-24 August 24, 1996: 500 Attend Texas Separatist Meeting
  11. 1996-08-29 August 29, 1996: Man Arrested Trying to Order Nuclear Materials
  12. 1996-08-31 August 31, 1996: ’Rally for Bill of Rights’ Attracts 300 White Separatists
  13. 1996-09-07 September 7-8, 1996: Press Learns FBI Found Map of Oklahoma City Bomb Site on Accused Conspirator’s Property
  14. 1996-10-08 October 8, 1996: Christian Identity Members Charged, Convicted of Robberies and Bombings
  15. 1996-10-11 October 11, 1996: West Virginia Militia Members Charged, Convicted of Plotting to Blow Up FBI Fingerprint Repository
  16. 1996-11-12 November 12, 1996: Vancouver Abortion Provider Shot at Home
  17. 1996-12-22 December 22, 1996: Defense Lawyer for Accused Oklahoma City Bomber Gives ‘Farewell Message’ to Hometown
  18. 1997-01-03 January 3, 1997: Lawyers for Oklahoma City Bombing Defendants Accuse Government of Misconduct, Destroying Exculpatory Evidence
  19. 1997-01-10 January 10, 1997: Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City Bombing Attempt to Suppress Witness Testimonies
  20. 1997-01-16 January 16, 1997: Atlanta Building Destroyed, Seven Injured in Abortion Clinic Bombings
  21. 1997-01-22 January 22, 1997: KKK, ‘Black Dawn’ Member Charged, Convicted of Weapons Violations
  22. 1997-01-27 January 27, 1997: FBI Technicians Transferred Due to Faulty Lab Procedures in Oklahoma City Bombing Investigation
  23. 1997-01-29 January 29, 1997: Prosecutors Say ‘John Doe No. 2’ Was Misidentification, Person Has No Connection to Oklahoma City Bomb Plot
  24. 1997-02-19 February 19, 1997: Prosecution Witnesses Identify McVeigh as Renting Ryder Truck Used in Oklahoma City Bombing
  25. 1997-02-20 February 20, 1997: Supreme Court Affirms Right of Anti-Abortion Protesters to Confront Patients, Medical Personnel
  26. 1997-03-04 February 28 - March 4, 1997: Press Reports McVeigh Confesses; Defense Says Press Used Illegally Gained Documents, Denies Confession
  27. 1997-03-25 March 25, 1997: New York Times Documents ‘Alice in Wonderland’ ‘Antics’ of Freemen during Court Proceedings
  28. 1997-03-26 March 26, 1997: Michigan Militia Member Charged, Convicted of Plotting to Bomb Federal Buildings and TV Station
  29. 1997-03-31 March 31, 1997 and After: McVeigh Jury Begins Selection; Questions Surround Knowledge, Capabilities of Potential Jurors
  30. 1997-04-08 April 8, 1997: Oklahoma Gazette Publishes Letter from Accused Oklahoma City Bomber
  31. 1997-04-16 April 16, 1997: Justice Department Report Criticizing FBI Crime Lab May Impact McVeigh Trial
  32. 1997-04-18 April 18, 1997: Separatist Group Declares Arizona’s Secession from US
  33. 1997-04-21 April 21, 1997: Supreme Court Denies Davidian Appeals
  34. 1997-04-22 April 22, 1997: Texas Ku Klux Klan Members Arrested for Plotting to Blow Up Natural Gas Refinery; Blast Would Have Leveled Nearby School
  35. 1997-04-23 April 23, 1997: Neo-Nazi Arrested after Pipe Bombs Accidentally Explode
  36. 1997-04-24 April 24, 1997: Fake Anthrax Received at B’nai B’rith DC Headquarters
  37. 1997-04-24 April 24, 1997: McVeigh Trial Opens
  38. 1997-04-25 April 25, 1997: First Day of Testimony in Oklahoma City Bombing Trial Features Blast Survivors
  39. 1997-04-27 April 27, 1997: California Militia Member Arrested for Explosives Possession
  40. 1997-04-28 April 28, 1997: Highway Patrolman who Arrested McVeigh Testifies, along with FBI Agent, Firefighter
  41. 1997-04-29 April 29-30, 1997: Wife of Fellow Bombing Conspirator Testifies in McVeigh Trial
  42. 1997-05-01 May 1-3, 1997: Three Militia Members Arrested, Charged with Weapons Violations; FBI Alerted by Pro-McVeigh Protests outside Denver Courthouse
  43. 1997-05-01 May 1-2, 1997: Witnesses Testify to McVeigh’s Bomb-Building Attempts, Frame of Mind
  44. 1997-05-03 May 3, 1997: Bloody Texas Standoff between Police, Separatists Concludes
  45. 1997-05-05 May 5-6, 1997: Sister of Accused Oklahoma Bomber Testifies that He Intended to Move from ‘Propaganda’ to ‘Action Stage’
  46. 1997-05-06 May 6-7, 1997: Testimony in McVeigh Trial Shows Trail of Telephone Calls Preceding Oklahoma City Bombing
  47. 1997-05-09 May 9, 1997: Prosecutors Establish Timeline of Events Leading up to Rental of Truck Used in Oklahoma City Bombing
  48. 1997-05-12 May 12-13, 1997: Prosecution’s ‘Star Witness’ Testifies in Oklahoma City Bombing Trial, Says McVeigh Intended to Trigger ‘General Uprising’ in America
  49. 1997-05-15 May 15, 1997: FBI Expert Testifies regarding Failure to Find McVeigh Fingerprints at Various Bomb Preparation Locations
  50. 1997-05-20 May 20, 1997: FBI Forensics Experts Testify in McVeigh Trial