Startling story that happened within our lifetime. His new book tomight we bombed the u. S. Capitol the explosive story of m19, americas first female terrorist Group Introduces us to home grown terrorist Organization Called m19. The only American Terrorist Group organized and led by women. Their operations which culminated in the shocking bombing of the capital in november of 1983 were documented in many sources including those in the custody of the National Archives. In a recent interview William Rosenau recalled days of going through federal Court Records, everything from transcripts to affidavits from fbi agents to grand jury testimony to evidence from the crime scene. Those trial records were invaluable to getting inside this group. Let us hear from the author himself, littleknown Domestic Terrorist Group in their campaign of violence. William rosenau is a senior policy historian at cna center for strategic studies and expert on the United States and International Military advisory
The nauseating invasion of the Capitol on Jan. 6 wasn’t the only time the building has been attacked. There were three previous acts of aggression, all perpetrated by leftist activists.
Democratic presidents have commuted the sentences of most of the individuals arrested and charged in relation to those attacks.
It Didn’t Start on Jan. 6: Brief History of Terrorist Violence at Capitol
Jan. 6, 2021, was not the first act of terrorism inflicted at the U.S. Capitol. Pictured: Then-Rep. Kenneth Roberts, D-Ala., who was shot in the leg by Puerto Rican nationalist terrorists in the House of Representatives on March 1, 1954, is carried down the steps of the Capitol building on a stretcher and taken to a nearby hospital. Four other lawmakers were also injured in the shootings. (Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images)
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Damage was assessed at over a quarter of a million dollars. The door of the Senate Minority Leader was ripped from its hinges. A valuable, stately portrait of Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster was left in shards. Chandeliers, mirrors, and furniture were damaged beyond repair. Plaster and glass were strewn about everywhere, particularly in the Republican cloakroom behind the Senate chamber.
No, this was not from January 6, 2021. The date was November 7, 1983. A bomb was planted inside the US Capitol and exploded at 10:58 PM ET, ripping through the second floor of the US Capitolâs Senate wing. The damage was extensive.
It took five years for the FBI to make arrests