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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.
1985 – The MOVE bombing in West Philadelphia kills 11 people and destroys about 60 homes. 1986 Sister city relationship established with Douala, Cameroon. [81] 1987 One Liberty Place built. The Roots (band) formed. 1989 – Dock Street Brewing Company pub in business. 1990 – Population: 1,585,577. [18] 1992 First Friday begins in Old Town. [61]
1985 – 1985 MOVE bombing, May 13, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1986 – Marquette Park KKK rally, June 28, Chicago, Illinois; 1987 – 1987 Tampa riots, Tampa, Florida [47] 1988 – Tompkins Square Park riot, August 6–7, New York City; 1988 – Cedar Grove, Shreveport, Louisiana
On the 25th anniversary of the 1985 bombing, The Philadelphia Inquirer published a detailed multimedia website containing retrospective articles, archived articles, videos, interviews, photos, and a timeline of the events. [68] [69] John Edgar Wideman's 1990 novel Philadelphia Fire is based on the MOVE bombing. [70]
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 ...
A day after Philadelphia’s health commissioner was forced to resign over the cremation of partial remains belonging to victims of a 1985... View Article The post Philadelphia now says MOVE ...
The police bombing was strongly condemned. The MOVE survivors later filed a civil suit against the City of Philadelphia and the PPD and were awarded $1.5 million in a 1996 settlement. [46] Other residents displaced by the destruction of the bombing filed a civil suit against the city and in 2005 were awarded $12.72 million in damages in a jury ...
The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office and the University of Pennsylvania are at the center of a lawsuit in connection to The post UPenn, Philadelphia sued by family of MOVE bombing victims ...