Today in History – April 19

1995 – Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, is bombed, killing 168. That same day convicted murderer Richard Wayne Snell, who had ties to bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh, is executed in Arkansas.

Oklahoma City Bombing Site (Google Maps)
Oklahoma City Bombing Site
Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial (Google Maps)
Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

1975 – India’s first satellite Aryabhata is launched.

Kapustin Yar Launch Complex 107 (Google Maps)
Kapustin Yar Launch Complex 107

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