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Munich Olympics Massacre
The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, in which the Palestinian terrorist group Black September took eleven Israeli Olympic team members hostage and killed them along with a German police officer -
The First Gulf War
The Persian gulf War was an international conflict that was triggered by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the invasion and occupation of Kuwait with the apparent aim of acquiring that nation’s large oil reserves, canceling a large debt Iraq owed Kuwait, and expanding Iraqi power in the region. -
World Trade Center Bombing
A bomb exploded on the 2nd level of a Vista Hotel's parking garage, evacuating 50,000 people -
Oklahoma City Bombing
Ex-Army soldier Timothy McVeigh drove a van down to Oklahoma City and set off a bomb. It was mad out of a deadly cocktail of agricultural fertilizer, diesel fuel, and other chemicals. -
The Attack on the USS Cole
On October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, Yemen, for refueling. The explosion ripped a hole in the hull of the ship, killing 17 US sailors. Thirty-nine others were injured. -
Invasion of Afghanistan
The first phase was the Taliban protecting the Al-Qaedo the group that did 9/11. The second phase was marked by a U.S. strategy of defeating the Taliban militarily and rebuilding core institutions of the Afghan state. The third phase was was Obama's decision to increase troops in Afghanistan to promote peace -
9/11
9/11 was a series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda against targets in the United States. 2,750 people were killed in New York, 184 at the Pentagon, and 40 in Pennsylvania. -
Invasion of Iraq
The first targets, which Bush said were “of military importance,” were hit with Tomahawk cruise missiles from U.S. fighter-bombers and warships stationed in the Persian Gulf. -
Pulse shooting
Pulse, which is an LGBT night club, was holding a Latin-themed event that was nearing its end when a man opened fire. 50 people die, and 53 were injured.
