September 16th

On this day – 16th of September 1920 –The Wall Street bombing happened

Terrorism is not a new phenomenon and on September 16th in 1920 was Wall Street an offer for an attack. A bomb went off outside Wall Street, killing 38 people. Another 140 people were injured in the attack, making it the deadliest terrorist attack up to that point. No one was charged for the attack, but Italian anarchist or communists was thought to be the most likely suspect at the time.