The Oklahoma Murrah building was tragically destroyed by a domestic terrorist attack by Timothy McVeigh on April 19th, 1995. Over half the building was destroyed by a bomb created by McVeigh made of fertilizer. The blast killed 168 people including many children and injured 680 others, it also damaged 324 buildings in a 16 block radius. In all, the attack effected more than just peoples lives and the surrounding buildings, but it changed the Nation.
I never visited the Murrah building, I was only a toddler when the attack occurred. However, I have visited the memorial and museum. The museum encompasses the events which occur that tragic morning and it pays tribute to the lives effected and the building which proudly stood in downtown OKC.
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