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Check July 22nd, 1916 in San Francisco below, a suitcase bomb in San Francisco killed 10 people at a march for the US to enter World War I. That certainly is some history I was not aware of.
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1916 – In San Francisco, a bomb at a Preparedness Day parade on Market Street kills 10 people and wounds 40. The bomb was hidden in a suitcase. The parade was organized by the city’s Chamber of Commerce in support of America’s possible entrance into World War I. San Francisco was suffering through severe labor strife at the time, and many suspected that anti-war labor radicals were responsible for the terrorist attack. Labor leader Tom Mooney, his wife Rena, his assistant Warren K. Billings, and two others were soon charged by District Attorney Charles Fickert with the bombing.
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,325524.new.html#new

Picture the above happening today? We'd have fits if the American Left, Antifas did something like this.  And interestingly, there were some other incidences back in the day, fascinating time and history of an America we may not know that much about. The two that were charged and found guilty were later released and pardoned after spending time in prison. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preparedness_Day_Bombing


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On This Day: John Dillinger killed by federal agents

July 22 (UPI) -- On this day in history:

In 1934, bank robber John Dillinger died in a hail of bullets from federal agents outside Chicago's Biograph Theater.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2018/07/22/On-This-Day-John-Dillinger-killed-by-federal-agents/4901532223481/

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Dillinger robbing a bank, film dramatization:
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https://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/exclusive-dillinger-robs-a-bank-in-clip-from-arrow-videos-restored-john-milius-classic-292183/#!

Film trailer:
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