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The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was the aerial 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.
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. [7] Other residents displaced by the destruction of the bombing filed a civil suit against the city and in 2005 were awarded $12.83 million in damages in a jury ...
Philadelphia City Hall built; 1902 Automat eatery in business. Corn Exchange National Bank building constructed. [61] 1903 – Textile strike. [48] 1905 – City Club of Philadelphia chartered. [62] 1907 Broad Street Subway begins operation. March 7: Market Street Subway begins operation. 1908 - Celebration of the 225th anniversary of the ...
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 ...
Her work on with the remains of the MOVE bombing victims has been criticised by activists and academics, as well as descendents of the MOVE bombing victims. [13] This led to the City of Philadelphia commissioning an independent review into the history and handling of the remains she worked with [14] and the return of at least part of one set of ...
MOVE (Philadelphia organization) 1985 MOVE bombing; O. Occupy Philadelphia; P. Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia) Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783; Philadelphia general ...
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.
John Inskeep (January 29, 1757 – December 18, 1834) was a mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving twice, from 1800 to 1801 and from 1805 to 1806.. He was born on January 28, 1757, on his family's homestead near the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey.