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1974 – The 1974 Super Outbreak, the second-largest series of tornadoes in history (at 148), hits 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province; 315 people are killed and more than 5,000 are injured. 1974 – Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves breaks Babe Ruth 's home run record by hitting his 715th career home run.
A figure with a plus (+) sign indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 people have died) – the actual toll could be considerably higher. A figure with a plus (+) sign may also indicate that over that number of people are victims. If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold.
Map of 2,872 terrorist incidents in the contiguous United States from 1970 to 2017. KEY: Orange: 2001–2017; Green: 1970–2000 Terrorism deaths in the United States In the United States, a common definition of terrorism is the systematic or threatened use of violence in order to create a general climate of fear to intimidate a population or government and thereby effect political, religious ...
However, numerous African Americans also fought back, notably in the Chicago and Washington, D.C. race riots Still, the highest number of fatalities occurred in the rural area around Elaine, Arkansas, where an estimated 100–240 black people and five white people were killed—an event now known as the Elaine massacre. White mobs 41
In the shootout with security forces 2 policemen are killed and 2 more wounded and a bank security guard is also killed. Revolutionary Left Movement (Chile) Armed resistance in Chile (1973–90) 31 December Bombing: 20: 85: Nairobi, Kenya: At least 15 people were killed and 85 injured in a bombing at the Jewish-owned Norfolk Hotel.
The search for Kilroy initially began as a routine missing persons investigation. Students that were reported missing in Matamoros in the past would often turn up in the following days with a hangover and blurry memory of what had happened to them. [21] Kilroy was one of the 60 people who had disappeared in Matamoros in the first three months ...
33 people killed in first fire, four people killed in second fire several days later 37 1976 American Airlines Flight 625: Accident – aircraft Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: 37 1994 USAir Flight 1016: Accident – aircraft Charlotte, North Carolina: 36 1846 USS Somers (1842) Accident – shipwreck Off Veracruz
Dashti took 33 people hostage at a bar near the UC Berkeley campus for seven hours, armed with a MAC 10 handgun, a semiautomatic handgun, and a revolver. At the end of the hostage situation, Dashti killed one hostage and wounded seven other people. Dashti was killed by several police officers. [233] 1990-09-13: Tumminia, Anthony (21) California ...