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The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was the bombing and destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during an armed standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization. As Philadelphia police attempted to ...
MOVE (pronounced like the word "move"), originally the Christian Movement for Life, is a communal organization that advocates for nature laws and natural living, founded in 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart).
MOVE (Philadelphia organization) 1985 MOVE bombing; O. Occupy Philadelphia; P. Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia) Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783; Philadelphia general ...
On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb made of C-4 explosive materials on the MOVE rowhouse, aiming to neutralize an alleged bunker on the roof of the home after efforts to evict the ...
Birch's Views of Philadelphia was an 1800 book of prints drawn and engraved by William Russell Birch (1755–1834) and his son Thomas Birch (1779–1851). The 27 illustrations of the city are extraordinarily valuable to historians because they document Philadelphia architecture and street-life at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
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Remains belonging to the victims of a 1985 bombing at the Philadelphia headquarters of a prominent Black organization were not cremated, as city officials previously believed.
Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley resigned from his position this week after revealing that he cremated the remains of victims of the 1985 MOVE Bombing without their families ...