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197,007,070,004 | 1,970 | 7 | 7 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | Haiti Consulate | 87 | Haiti | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,007,080,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 8 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Alabama | Oneonta | 33.948315 | -86.472939 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/8/1970: Gaylen Alexander and Billy Joel Oglesby detonated an explosive device in a dynamite warehouse owned by the Atlas Powder Company in Oneonta, Alabama, United States. The blast ignited two-thousand cases of dynamite stored at the warehouse destroying the building. There were no casualties but windows were shattered at buildings within an eight mile radius of the warehouse. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 5 | Industrial/Textiles/Factory | Atlas Powder Company | Atlas Powder Company dynamite warehouse, Oneonta Alabama | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 17 | Other Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive device connected to a wire strung to the warehouse from a car battery about five hundred feet away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Warehouse destroyed and twenty-five large plate-glass windows shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Authorities were unsure of the motive behind the attack. National Guardsmen were called up to Oneonta to prevent the stores that were damaged by the blast from being looted. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Dynamite Warehouse Sabotaged," Washington Post, July 10, 1970. | "2 Charged With Sabotage In Dynamite Plant Blast," Tri-City Herald, July 8, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,007,080,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 8 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Petaluma | 38.232471 | -122.644448 | 1 | 0 | Through bedroom window | 7/8/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov Cocktail into a home that housed two printers for the strike-bound San Rafael Independent Journal in Petaluma, California, United States. Six people escaped from the house without injury but the interior of the house was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 10 | Journalists & Media | 53 | Newspaper Journalist/Staff/Facility | San Rafael Independent Journal | Home housing printers for the San Rafael Independent Journal | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | Residence housing printers for the San Rafael Independent Journal | Home of Harold W. Norris | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | To protest individuals not participating in the strike of the San Rafael Independent Journal | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov cocktail through window | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Bathroom gutted and hallway damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Four days earlier a non striking member of the San Rafael Independent Journal was shot (197007040006). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Home of Nonstriking Printers Fire-Bombed; 6 Escape Injury," Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,007,090,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 362 | West Germany (FRG) | 8 | Western Europe | Bavaria | Munich | 48.139126 | 11.580186 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | null | State Supreme Court | 75 | Germany | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Incendiary | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.86671 |
197,007,090,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Des Plaines | 42.039274 | -87.859977 | 1 | 0 | 2474 Dempster St. | 7/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire in the Selective Service office in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States. The fire, however, extinguished itself and only a desk and table were destroyed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Selective Service office, Des Plaines Illinois | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | To protest and sabotage the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Three holes drilled in ceiling of the office. Flammable liquid poured through the holes followed by paper towels lit on fire. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Desk and table destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two of the three holes drilled into the building were over cross beams, and the flammable liquid caused no damage. | Barry Polsky, "News Briefs," Chicago Tribune, July 10, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,100,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 10 | null | 0 | null | 45 | Colombia | 3 | South America | Caldas | Manizales | 5.059097 | -75.50596 | 2 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 18 | Government Personnel (excluding police, military) | government | Fernand Londono, former cabinet minister | 45 | Colombia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | Colombia | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | null | 0.86671 |
197,007,110,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 11 | null | 0 | null | 83 | Guatemala | 2 | Central America & Caribbean | Unknown | Unknown | null | null | 5 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | null | null | unknown | businessman | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Rebel Armed Forces of Guatemala (FAR) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | null | Guatemala | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 1 |
197,007,110,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 11 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Massachusetts | New Bedford | 41.637675 | -70.930869 | 1 | 0 | Around Kempton Street | 7/11/1970: Unknown White perpetrators fired shotgun blasts indiscriminately into a crowd of African American youths in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Lester Lima was killed and Kim Holland, Randall Robinson, and Gordon Ribiro were wounded. This attack sparked widespread rioting by the African American community of New Bedford. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 71 | Race/Ethnicity Identified | African Americans | African Americans in New Bedford Massachusetts | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | Intimidate the African American community of New Bedford Massachusetts. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 4 | Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Shotgun blasts were fired in rapid succession. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack greatly increased the racial strife of the already violent conflict between the White and Black communities of New Bedford. The mayor of New Bedford instituted a curfew in response to the riots that spread of control as a result to this attack. Three Whites, Ralph Brown, Gary DesLauriers, and George Rose, were arrested and charged for the crime but were eventually acquitted. | Bill Kovach, "New Bedford Gets Curfew To Ease Racial Tensions," New York Times, July 13, 1970. | "New Bedford Negro Killed; 3 Are Held," New York Times, July 12, 1970. | "3 Youths Acquitted in Death of Negro in New Bedford," New York Times, May 19, 1971. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 4 | 0.914286 |
197,007,120,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 12 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Palo Alto | 37.424305 | -122.143913 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Bank of America | Bank of America Branch | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 0 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 0 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,007,140,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Chicago | 41.842602 | -87.681229 | 1 | 0 | 13743 S. Leydon | 7/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw two Molotov cocktails and bricks into the Tri-City Human Relations Council building in Chicago, Illinois, United States. There were no casualties and the building sustained only minor damages. The council was involved in an anti-discrimination lawsuit against various housing developers and real estate brokers in Chicago. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 12 | NGO | 61 | Domestic NGO | Civil Rights Office | The Tri-Cities Human Rights Council | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | Protesting the multiple housing discrimination lawsuits that the Tri-Cities Human Relations Council was involved with. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | 12 | Other | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two Molotov cocktails and bricks were thrown at the office. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | The fire caused minor damage and three windows were broken. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Leroy Thomas, "S. Side Agency Firebombed," Chicago Daily Defender, July 15, 1970. | "Firebomb Attack On Southside, Agency Hit Condemns Firebomb Attack," Chicago Daily Defender, July 16, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,007,140,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 7/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a Marine Corp Recruiting Booth in New York City, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the recruiting booth sustained any damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | Marine Recruiting Booth | Marine Recruiting Booth, New York City | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the draft and the US military | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,160,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Chicago | 41.842602 | -87.681229 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/16/1970: The offices of the Southeast Community Organization of Chicago, Illinois, United States were firebombed by unknown perpetrators. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the building sustained any damages. This incident took place two days after the Tri-City Human Relations Council building in Chicago was firebombed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 12 | NGO | 61 | Domestic NGO | null | Southeast Community Organization | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,007,160,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Brooklyn | 7/16/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a Marine Corps Recruiting Office in Brooklyn, New York, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the recruiting office sustained any damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | Marine Recruiting Office | Marine Recruiting Office, Brooklyn New York | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the draft and the US military | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,160,003 | 1,970 | 7 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Minnesota | St. Paul | 44.943829 | -93.093326 | 1 | 1 | South St. Paul | 7/16/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Dakota County Selective Service Office in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the Selective Service office sustained any damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Dakota County Selective Service Office, St. Paul Minnesota | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | To protest and sabotage the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,170,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Chicago | 41.842602 | -87.681229 | 1 | 0 | 1150-1160 North Sedgwick Street | 7/17/1970: Chicago police officers Tony Rizzato and James Severin were killed by snipers while patrolling an open area at the Mother Cabrini Homes project in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Two African Americans, Johnnie Veal and George Knights, were convicted of the murders. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Chicago Police Department | Chicago Police Officers patrolling the Mother Cabrini Homes project | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | To kill police | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 4 | Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two 30-30 rifles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Windows shattered at surrounding buildings | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This was one of many sniping attacks against police in the Mother Cabrini Homes project. The shots were fired from the sixth floor of an apartment building. The perpetrators shot at the police as they attempted to tend to officers Severin and Rizzato. | "Chicago Sniping Kills 2 Policemen," New York Times, July 18, 1970. | "3 Youths Charged in Sniper Killings," Washington Post, July 19, 1970. | "2 Convicted of Chicago Sniping," Milwaukee Journal, August 26, 1971. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 2 | 0.836957 |
197,007,180,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 7/18/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Broadway Savings Bank in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties but windows and glass doors were shattered. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Broadway Savings Bank | Broadway Savings Bank, Park Place branch | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Times pipe bomb with batteries and a clock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Glass door and windows shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This was one of many bank bombings in New York City during 1970. | "Pipe Bomb Shatters Glass At a Bank on Park Place," New York Times, July 19, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,200,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 20 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Brooklyn | 7/20/1970: Suspected Black nationalists firebombed the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council in Brooklyn, New York, United States. There were no casualties, however, the building was heavily damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 12 | NGO | 61 | Domestic NGO | Jewish Community Council | Crown Heights Jewish Community Council | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the Jewish agency's operations in a predominantly Black community. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 3 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebombs were thrown at the building | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | The interior of the building was destroyed. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A witness reported that three youths threw an object at the building. The attack took place during rising tensions between the Black and Jewish communities in Crown Heights. New York City Mayor, John Lindsay, established the Crown Heights Urban Actions Task Force two days after the attack. The task force was set up to deal with community problems. | Deirdre Carmody, "Firebombing Heavily Damages Crown Heights Jewish Center," New York Times, July 21,1970. | "Crown Hgts. Opens Task Force Office," New York Amsterdam News, August 1, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,007,210,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 21 | null | 1 | 7/22/1970 | 26 | Bolivia | 3 | South America | Unknown | Unknown | null | null | 5 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 10 | Mining | South American placers inc. | Technicians for U.S. goldmining firm, south americans placers inc. | 75 | Germany | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional (Bolivia) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | null | Bolivia | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 10 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.666667 |
197,007,210,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Diego | 32.715695 | -117.161719 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Bank of America | Bank of America Branch | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 1,500 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,007,210,003 | 1,970 | 7 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Queens | 7/21/1970: Two cars being prepared for delivery to the New York Police Department were bombed in Queens, New York, United States. There were no casualties, but both cars sustained damages. A crudely made Vietcong flag was discovered at the scene. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | New York Police Department | Station Wagons being converted into police vehicles at the Airport Motors storage lot | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the War in Vietnam | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Both cars were damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Two Police Vehicles Damaged By Bombs," New York Times, July 22, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,210,004 | 1,970 | 7 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 43.064388 | -87.966202 | 1 | 0 | 2372 South Logan Ave. | 7/21/1970: Suspected revolutionary leftists bombed a truck at the South Side Reserve Headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. There were no casualties but the blast caused minor damage. There were many other bombings in the Milwaukee area during this time period. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | South Side Reserve | South Side Reserve Headquarters, Milwaukee Wisconsin | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Minor damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This was one of many bombings and attempted bombings that took place in the Milwaukee Wisconsin area during a five month period. (197012220001, 197010280002, 197007220002, 197009040004, 197006290002, 197007000001, and 197008050001). | "Bomb Rips Offices of Company Here," Milwaukee Journal, August 5, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,220,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 78 | Greece | 8 | Western Europe | Attica | Athens | 37.99749 | 23.762728 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Hijacking | null | null | null | null | 6 | Airports & Aircraft | 42 | Aircraft (not at an airport) | Olympic Airlines | passenger jet | 78 | Greece | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Arabs | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 6 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | 6 | Explosives | 7 | Grenade | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearms; Grenades | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 55 | 0 | null | null | null | Greece | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | null | null | null | null | null | Hijacking DB | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.764706 |
197,007,220,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 43.064388 | -87.966202 | 1 | 0 | 1980 South Harbor Dr. | 7/22/1970: Suspected revolutionary leftists bombed a fuel line at the Wisconsin Petroleum Terminal Corporation in Jones Island, Wisconsin, United States. There were no casualties but twelve thousand gallons of fuel oil leaked out of the pipe and around eighteen windows on the premises were shattered. There were many other bombings in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area during this time period. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 108 | Oil | Wisconsin Petroleum Terminal Corporation | Fuel line at the Wisconsin Petroleum Terminal Corporation in Jones Island | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | One foot pipe bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Twelve thousand gallons of fuel oil leaked from the tank and eighteen windows of offices at the firm were shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The bomb was placed next to the fuel pipe. This was one of many bombings and attempted bombings that took place in the Milwaukee Wisconsin area during a five month period. (197012220001, 197010280002, 197009040004, 197006290002, 197007000001, 197008050001, and 197007210004). | "Jones Island Oil Firm Rocked by Explosion," Milwaukee Journal, July 23, 1970. | "Pipe Hints at Oil Firm Bomb," Milwaukee Journal, July 24, 1970. | Alex P. Dobish, "Bay Offers $2,500 Reward for Squad Car Bomber," Milwaukee Journal, November 3, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,220,003 | 1,970 | 7 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New Jersey | Camden | 39.933449 | -75.106743 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed an Army Recruiting Trailer in Camden, New Jersey, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the trailer was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | Army Recruiting Trailer | Army Recruiting Trailer, Camden New Jersey | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the draft and the US military | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,230,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 23 | null | 1 | 7/24/1970 | 145 | Nicaragua | 2 | Central America & Caribbean | Managua | Managua | 12.103822 | -86.267014 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | null | null | Industrialist father | Maria Estraoa Zamora, 12 year old daughter | 145 | Nicaragua | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | null | Nicaragua | 1 | 15,000 | null | 15,000 | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.971292 |
197,007,230,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 23 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Los Angeles | 34.097866 | -118.407379 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/23/1970: Unknown perpetrators, located on the Grove-Shafter Freeway, threw a bomb at the California Highway Patrol office in Oakland, California, United States. The bomb landed fifty feet away from the building and created a small hole in the ground. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | California Highway Patrol | California Highway Patrol office, Oakland California | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 17 | Other Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Thrown bomb that consisted of black power and filled with nuts and bolts. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Small hole in gravel lot | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | There were three other bombings on government targets in the Oakland area within a seven day period (197007270004, 197007270005, 197007300001). Moreover, a bomb was thrown at the California High Patrol office in Santé Fe Springs five weeks later (197008290004). | "The State: Bomb Explodes Near Oakland CHP Office," Los Angeles Times, July 24, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,240,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 24 | null | 0 | null | 30 | Brazil | 3 | South America | Pernambuco | Recife | -8.048021 | -34.876338 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | State dept | Donner Lyon, U.S. Consul, Recife | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | null | Brazil | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,007,240,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 24 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Brooklyn | 7/24/1970: Members of the Jewish Defense League failed in their attempts to firebomb a Black Community Center in Brooklyn, New York, United States. This incident occurred four days after the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council in Brooklyn was firebombed by suspected African American militants. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 12 | NGO | 61 | Domestic NGO | Black Community Center | Black Community Center in Crown Heights New York | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Jewish Defense League (JDL) | null | null | null | null | null | Revenge for the firebombing of a Jewish Community Center in Brooklyn | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Four days earlier, a Jewish Community Center in New York City was firebombed by suspected Black militants (197007200001). A weeks later, there would be another attempted attack on the Black Community Center by the JDL (197008180001). | Robert I. Friedman, "The False Prophet: Rabbi Meir Kahane," Lawrence Hill Books, 1990. | Shlomo Russ, "Zionist Hooligans: The Jewish Defense League," City University of New York, 1981. | null | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.817073 |
197,007,260,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 26 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Missouri | St. Louis | 38.62774 | -90.199514 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Continental Telephone Co. | President, Phillip Lucier | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Car bomb | 1 | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
197,007,260,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 26 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Sparta | 43.939135 | -90.820369 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | null | Camp McCoy | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | American Servicemen's Union (ASU) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 20,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,007,270,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Bank of America | Bank of America, wall st. office | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Weather Underground, Weathermen | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,500 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.866667 |
197,007,270,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 26 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Sparta | 43.939135 | -90.820369 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | null | electric power substation | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | American Servicemen's Union (ASU) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,007,270,003 | 1,970 | 7 | 26 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Sparta | 43.939135 | -90.820369 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 16 | Telecommunication | 90 | Telephone/Telegraph | null | telephone exchange | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | American Servicemen's Union (ASU) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,007,270,004 | 1,970 | 7 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Francisco | 37.755363 | -122.443352 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/27/1970: In a series of related attack, unknown perpetrators bombed the Armed Forces Police Station in San Francisco, California, United States. There were no casualties but the bomb created a five inch hole in the office of the commanding officer and shattered windows at the army base. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | Armed Forces Police | Armed Forces Police Headquarters, San Francisco | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bomb with timing device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Five inch hole in the office of the commanding officer and windows shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197007270005. Four days earlier, a bomb was thrown at the California High Patrol office in Oakland and three days after the incident, the Oakland Hall of Justice was bombed (197007230002 and 197007300001). | "N.Y. Bank Damaged by Pipe Bomb," New York Times, July 28, 1970. | "Army Target at Coast Blasts," New York Times, July 28, 1970. | "Bomb Breaks Glass In Police Building," Modesto Bee, July 31, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197007270004, 197007270005 | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,270,005 | 1,970 | 7 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Francisco | 37.755363 | -122.443352 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/27/1970: In a series of related attack, unknown perpetrators bombed a historic Nike missile located at the Army Presidio in San Francisco, California, United States. There were no casualties but the bomb caused minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | US Army | Army Presidio, San Francisco | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two-inch pipe bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Missile damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197007270004. Four days earlier, a bomb was thrown at the California High Patrol office in Oakland and three days after the incident, the Oakland Hall of Justice was bombed (197007230002 and 197007300001). There are conflicting reports as to whether the missile itself was damaged. | "Army Target at Coast Blasts," New York Times, July 28, 1970. | "Bomb Breaks Glass In Police Building," Modesto Bee, July 31, 1970. | "Guerrilla Acts of Sabotage and Terrorism in the United States 1965-1970," Scanlan's Magazine, January 1971. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197007270004, 197007270005 | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,007,280,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 28 | null | 1 | 8/4/1970 | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.891151 | -56.187214 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | Uruguayan Government | Dr. Daniel Pereira Manelli, judge | 218 | Uruguay | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | null | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.95122 |
197,007,280,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Texas | Houston | 29.813822 | -95.365295 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 6 | Medical/Pharmaceutical | null | Associated Testing Labs Inc. | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,007,280,003 | 1,970 | 7 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 185 | Spain | 8 | Western Europe | Navarre | Pamplona | 42.815372 | -1.653616 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 10 | Journalists & Media | 53 | Newspaper Journalist/Staff/Facility | null | Publication EL Pansamiento Navarro | 185 | Spain | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GAC | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | null | 1 |
197,007,300,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Alameda | 37.774422 | -122.275475 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | null | Alameda County Courthouse | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Weather Underground, Weathermen | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.866667 |
197,007,300,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Chicago | 41.842602 | -87.681229 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | null | Power Lines, Illinois central railroad | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Panthers | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.75 |
197,007,310,001 | 1,970 | 7 | 31 | null | 1 | 8/6/1970 | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.891151 | -56.187214 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | State dept | Michael Gurden Jones,second secretary, * | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | null | Uruguay | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.95122 |
197,007,310,002 | 1,970 | 7 | 31 | null | 1 | 2/21/1971 | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.891151 | -56.187214 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | Brazilian government | Aloysio Mores Dias Gomires, Brazilian Consul, Montevideo | 30 | Brazil | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 202 | null | Uruguay | 1 | 250,000 | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.95122 |
197,007,310,003 | 1,970 | 7 | 31 | null | 1 | 8/10/1970 | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.891151 | -56.187214 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 18 | Government Personnel (excluding police, military) | U.S. Aid | Dan Mitrione, U.S. public safety advisor | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | null | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 4 | Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt) | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 1 | 0.95122 |
197,007,310,004 | 1,970 | 7 | 31 | null | 0 | null | 11 | Argentina | 3 | South America | Buenos Aires | Garin | -34.422436 | -58.737755 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 75 | Village/City/Town/Suburb | null | City | 11 | Argentina | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Armed Forces- Argentina (FAR-A) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 22 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearms | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 23,500 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,007,310,006 | 1,970 | 7 | 31 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | North Carolina | Charlotte | 35.2225 | -80.837539 | 1 | 0 | null | 7/31/1970: Unknown perpetrators fired shotgun blasts at the house of the first African American family to move into a White neighborhood in Charlotte,North Carolina, United States. There were no casualties but it is uknown if the house was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 71 | Race/Ethnicity Identified | White house in Black neighborhood | Home of Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Williams | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | To scare the African American family into leaving neighborhood and to intimidate future African American families from moving into the neighborhood. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 4 | Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | It is unknown if any of the bullets hit the house. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The family earlier received a threatening note telling them to leave the neighborhood or they would be in danger. Though the Williams were frightened, White neighbors consoled them and convinced them to stay in the neighborhood. | "N.C. Negroes Stay," Washington Post, September 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,008,000,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 0 | null | 0 | null | 142 | Netherlands | 8 | Western Europe | North Holland | Amsterdam | 52.370216 | 4.895168 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | Indonesian Embassy | 93 | Indonesia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | South Moluccans | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearm | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 1 |
197,008,010,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | null | Bank of Brazil | 30 | Brazil | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Weather Underground, Weathermen | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.866667 |
197,008,010,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 21 | Belgium | 8 | Western Europe | Brussels | Brussels | 50.836426 | 4.367415 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | Yugoslav Embassy | 235 | Yugoslavia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Croatian Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.857143 |
197,008,020,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | null | 8/2/1970: Unknown perpetrators taped a bomb to a police car driven by Officer Robert F. Maloney in Berkeley, California, United States. The bomb exploded, rupturing the gasoline tank, and sending flames twenty five feet up into the air. Officer Maloney was able to escape the vehicle unharmed but the car was destroyed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Berkeley Police Department | Berkeley Police Car | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 29 | Sticky Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bomb taped to car | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Back half of the vehicle consumed by flames | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Before the bomb exploded Officer Maloney left his vehicle for ten minutes to investigate a domestic complaint. | "Policeman Escapes Berkeley Bombing," Washington Post, August 4, 1970. | "Police Car Explodes," Reading Eagle, August 3, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,008,050,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 5 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 43.064388 | -87.966202 | 1 | 0 | 4915 West Burnham Street | 8/5/1970: Suspected revolutionary leftists bombed a research laboratory of the Wisconsin Motors Division of Continental Motors Corporation in Milwaukee, United States. There were no casualties but the bomb caused $10,000 in damages to the laboratory. There were many other bombings in the Milwaukee area during this time period. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 4 | Multinational Corporation | Continental Motors Corporation | Wisconsin Motors Division of Continental Motors Corporation, Milwaukee Wisconsin | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Seven inch pipe bomb consisting of gunpowder and a wick fuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Two offices damaged. Hole ripped through ceiling and windows shattered. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The perpetrator forced open a door in the building and placed the bomb on a row of file cabinets in the laboratory. The bomb detonated at 3:44 AM. The research facilities received bomb threats two and a half months before the attack, but they were dismissed. Military research was not conducted at the laboratory. The Whitefish Bay Chief of Police believed that this incident might be linked with bombs discovered at the Whitefish Bay State Bank, Whitefish Bay Police Department, Lakeside Laboratories, and the Honeywell Inc. (197010280002, 197009040004, 197006290002, and 197007000001). There were other bombings in the Milwaukee area during this time period as well (197012220001, 197007220002, and 197007210004). | "Bomb Rips Offices of Company Here," Milwaukee Journal, August 5, 1970. | "Door Forced Open In Plant Bombing," Milwaukee Sentinel, August 6, 1970. | Alex P. Dobish, "Bay Offers $2,500 Reward for Squad Car Bomber," Milwaukee Journal, November 3, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,008,060,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 11 | Argentina | 3 | South America | Tucuman | San Miguel de Tucuman | -26.808285 | -65.21759 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Tucuman Police | Inspector of Police, Major Hugo Tamagnini | 11 | Argentina | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearm | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
197,008,060,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Placentia | 33.871124 | -117.861401 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Bank of America | Bank of America Branch | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,008,060,004 | 1,970 | 8 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Jose | 37.338475 | -121.885794 | 1 | 0 | Intersection of Santa Clara Street and 11th Street | 8/6/1970: Police Officer Richard Huerta was shot dead by Emile Thompson, a Black nationalist, while he was sitting in his car writing out a traffic ticket in San Jose, California, United Station. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | San Jose Police Department | San Jose police officer | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | To kill police | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Six shots fired | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | Four shots hit officer Huerta | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Emile Thompson claimed that he carried out the attack to get back at the 'pigs' who had harassed him, noting that Officer Huerta represented all 'pigs.' In 1970, there were two other police officers murdered by suspected Black Nationalists in the Northern California area while they were making traffic stops (197008200003 and 197006190004). | Betty Barnacle, "Chief Opposes Parole for Cop Killer," Mercury News, June 4, 1995. | "Young Policeman Slain In Berkeley," New York Times, August 21, 1970. | "SJPD Fallen Officers: Officer Richard E. Huerta," San Jose Police Department, 2010. <http://www.sjpd.org/InsideSJPD/Fallen/Huerta.html> | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.836957 |
197,008,070,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 7 | null | 0 | null | 499 | East Germany (GDR) | 9 | Eastern Europe | Berlin | Berlin | 52.50153 | 13.401851 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | null | German Court | 75 | Germany | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | SFT | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 1 |
197,008,070,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 7 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Maryland | Dundalk | 39.26931 | -76.503519 | 1 | 0 | null | 8/7/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail through the door window of a Selective Service Office in Dundalk, Maryland, United States. There were no casualties but the damages to the building and draft records amounted to about $600. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Dundalk Selective Service Office, Local Board 37 | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest and sabotage the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 600 | Minor damage to building and draft records | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The draft records that were damaged belonged to soldiers who were unlikely to be drafted. | "Draft Board Fire Probed," Baltimore Sun, August 9, 1970. | "Draft Office In Maryland Firebombed," Washington Post, August 9, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,008,070,003 | 1,970 | 8 | 7 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Rafael | 37.97457 | -122.532474 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | null | County Courthouse | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Jonathan Jackson Brigade | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 4 | Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic) | 5 | Firearms | 3 | Handgun | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Shotgun; Pistols | 4 | null | 2 | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 1,000 | null | 1 | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 6 | 1 |
197,008,090,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 11 | Argentina | 3 | South America | Santa Fe | Santa Fe | -31.632368 | -60.699359 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 6 | Medical/Pharmaceutical | null | Italian Hospital | 98 | Italy | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Peronist Armed Forces (FAP) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearms | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,500 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 1 |
197,008,100,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 10 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Oregon | Portland | 45.511795 | -122.675629 | 1 | 0 | null | 8/10/1970: Four members of the White Panthers Party threw three firebombs through the windows of Oregon's Selective Service Headquarters in Portland, United States. There were no casualties but the resulting fire caused around $1,000 of damage to furniture within two offices. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Selective Service Headquarters, Portland Oregon | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White Panther Party | null | null | null | null | null | Protest and sabotage the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Three Molotov cocktails consisting of wine bottles and gasoline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 1,000 | Two desks, several chairs, mail, and a rug were damaged by the fire | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | An alert custodian extinguished the fires before they had a chance to cause significant damages. In a sixth month period, the Oregon Selective Service Headquarters was firebombed three other times (197002010001, 197005060006, and 197006030001). | "Draft Office Bombed 4th Time," Washington Post, August 11, 1970. | 450 F.2d 308, "United States of America v. Robert Gerrahan Yaple Jr.," United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, October 14, 1971. | "Selective Service Office Damaged By 3 Firebombs," Eugene Register-Guard, August 10, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,008,110,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 11 | null | 0 | null | 603 | United Kingdom | 8 | Western Europe | Northern Ireland | Crossmaglen | 54.077313 | -6.608787 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Royal Ulster Constabulary | Samuel Donaldson, 23 and Robert Millar, 26, Protestants | 233 | Northern Ireland | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Booby-trap bomb | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | CAIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.854362 |
197,008,120,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 12 | null | 0 | null | 499 | East Germany (GDR) | 9 | Eastern Europe | Berlin | Berlin | 52.50153 | 13.401851 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | null | private vehicles | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.86671 |
197,008,140,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 499 | East Germany (GDR) | 9 | Eastern Europe | Berlin | Berlin | 52.50153 | 13.401851 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | null | Police Vehicle | 75 | Germany | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.86671 |
197,008,150,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Mississippi | West Point | 33.60651 | -88.650419 | 1 | 0 | Parking lot of a West Point grocery store | 8/15/1970: John Thomas was shot to death in his car in West Point, Mississippi, United States. Thomas was a civil rights activist who previously led the campaign of a Black mayoral candidate. The shooter, Seth Stanley, a White male, was found not guilty by means of self defense by an all-White jury. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | null | John Thomas | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | John Thomas was one of the accused perpetrators of 197001250001. Seth Stanley was acquitted based on a successful argument of self defense, but it is important to note that John Thomas was shot as he was sitting in his truck. A Black boycott of White-owned businesses in West Point was initiated as a result of this incident. | "Mississippi White Cleared in Killing," New York Times, October 12, 1971. | "Kin of NAACP Lobbyist Mitchell Wins Balto Primary Recount," New Pittsburgh Courier, October 10, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.914286 |
197,008,170,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Nebraska | Omaha | 41.260675 | -95.940469 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 76 | House/Apartment/Residence | null | House | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Panthers | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 8 | 0.75 |
197,008,170,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Minnesota | Minneapolis | 44.964985 | -93.260193 | 1 | 0 | Third Avenue South | 8/17/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed twenty sticks of dynamite in an a federal office building housing the Armed Forces Examination Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The resulting explosion knocked a night watchman unconscious and caused an estimated $500,000 in damage to the building. Windows were shattered at buildings within a one block radius of the explosion. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | US Army Induction Center | Armed Forces Examination Center, Minneapolis Minnesota | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest and sabotage the draft and the US Army | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Twenty sticks of dynamite | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 500,000 | Extensive damage to the building and windows shattered at buildings within the surrounding area | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The federal office building had been the site of many anti-war demonstrations. Following the explosion, police reported six false bomb threats in Minneapolis. Police Officer Joseph Christy was knocked unconscious by the blast but he would recover from his injuries. | "Bombs Kill Officer, Rip U.S. Building," Washington Post, August 18, 1970. | "Minneapolis Bomb 'Very Well Placed,'" New York Times, August 19, 1970. | "Explosion Rips Federal Building At Minneapolis," The Evening Independent, August 17, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.751445 |
197,008,180,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Brooklyn | 8/18/1970: Members of the Jewish Defense League failed in their attempts to firebomb a Black Community Center in Brooklyn, New York, United States. This incident occurred a month after the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council in Brooklyn was firebombed by suspected African American militants. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 12 | NGO | 61 | Domestic NGO | Black Community Center | Black Community Center in Crown Heights New York | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Jewish Defense League (JDL) | null | null | null | null | null | Revenge for the firebombing of a Jewish Community Center in Brooklyn | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A month earlier, a Jewish Community Center was firebombed in New York City by suspected Black militants (197007200001). There was another attempted attack on the Black Community Center by the JDL weeks earlier (197007240002). | Robert I. Friedman, "The False Prophet: Rabbi Meir Kahane," Lawrence Hill Books, 1990. | Shlomo Russ, "Zionist Hooligans: The Jewish Defense League," City University of New York, 1981. | null | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.817073 |
197,008,190,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 19 | null | 0 | null | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.891151 | -56.187214 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 18 | Government Personnel (excluding police, military) | US Aid | Stephen Spann, public safety officer | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | null | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.95122 |
197,008,200,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 20 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | District of Columbia | Washington | 38.908642 | -77.015381 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | Rhodesian Information Office | 403 | Rhodesia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Action Party | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,008,200,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 20 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Maryland | Reisterstown | 39.464791 | -76.829198 | 1 | 0 | Intersection of Main Street and Chatsworth | 8/20/1970: Stuart W. Baker Jr. and John Jefferson Rimes firebombed a Selective Service Office located in a Masonic Temple in Reisterstown, Maryland, United States. There were no casualties but seven thousand draft records were destroyed or damaged and $300 worth of office equipment was also destroyed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Reisterstown Selective Service Office, Board No. 34 | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest and sabotage the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Homemade gasoline firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Seven thousand draft records damaged or destroyed and office equipment damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The two perpetrators scaled a twenty foot wall and broke into the building through a window. They attempted to set a diversionary fire at the Reisterstown Shopping Center but the firebomb malfunctioned. After the incident, a letter was written to an underground newspaper stating that there would be more attacks against draft boards to come. There were a total of thirty-four thousand draft records at the selective service office. Two thousand records were destroyed and seven thousand were damaged. All of these records were backed up on microfilm. Moreover, none of the 1-A draft records were destroyed or damaged. | Barry Rascovar, "Police Call Fire At Draft Board Arson," Baltimore Sun, August 21, 1970. | Theodore W. Hendricks, "2 Accused In Draft Board Fires," Baltimore Sun, August 27, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,008,200,003 | 1,970 | 8 | 20 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | Intersection of Union Street and Jefferson Street | 8/20/1970: Police Officer Ronald T. Tsukamoto was shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator in Berkeley, California, United States. While writing a ticket for a motorcyclist, a man walked up to Officer Tsukamoto and shot him twice with a revolver. The perpetrator immediately jumped in a car driven by an African American male and sped away. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Berkeley Police Department | Berkeley police officer | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | To kill police | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 3 | Handgun | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | In 2005, police arrested Styles Frederick Price and Don Juan Warren Graphenreed, believing that Price carried out the murder and Graphenreed drove the getaway car. However, the District Attorney of Alameda County declined to charge the suspects. In 1970, there were two other police officers murdered by suspected Black Nationalists in the Northern California area while they were making traffic stops (197008060004 and 197006190004). | "Young Policeman Slain In Berkeley," New York Times, August 21, 1970. | Dorothy Vriend, "D.A. Declines To Charge Suspects In '70 Slaying," Contra Costa Times, August 19, 1970. | "Officer Slain Writing Ticket," St. Petersburg, August 21, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.836957 |
197,008,210,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.891151 | -56.187214 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | null | null | null | null | 16 | Telecommunication | 88 | Radio | null | Radio Rural | 218 | Uruguay | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 6 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 3 | Handgun | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pistols | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,500 | null | 1 | -99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.95122 |
197,008,210,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Oregon | Eugene | 44.04483 | -123.072606 | 1 | 0 | null | 8/21/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a timed firebomb in the hallway of Emerald Hall at the University Oregon in Eugene, United States. After the firebomb ignited, the sprinkler system of the building immediately put out the blaze. However, the building sustained around $2,750 in damages caused mainly by the water from the sprinkler system. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | University of Oregon | Emerald Hall, University of Oregon | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Timed firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,750 | Wooden cabinet damaged and floor tiles and light fixtures needed to be replaced | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The incendiary device was placed in Emerald Hall during the afternoon concealed in a cardboard box. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | "Sprinkler System Thwarts Firebombing At University," Eugene Register-Guard, August 22, 1970. | "Firebomb Damage Estimate Raised," Eugene Register-Guard, August 22, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,008,220,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Minnesota | St. Paul | 44.943829 | -93.093326 | 1 | 0 | Restroom | 8/22/1970: Gary Hogan, a suspected member of the Black Panthers Party, placed two time bombs in Dayton's Department Store in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. The first bomb detonated severely injuring one woman and causing damages to the restroom. The second bomb, ten times more powerful that the first, was discovered and disarmed outside of the restroom by police. It is believed that the second bomb was intended to kill police officers responding to the scene of the first bomb. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | St. Paul Police Department | St. Paul Police Officers responding to a bombing | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Panthers | null | null | null | null | null | To kill police | 1 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | One time bomb consisting of two sticks of dynamite and another time bomb consisting of twenty sticks of dynamite | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Restroom damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Mary Peek was seriously injured but would survive her wounds. Following the bombing, there were many bomb threats in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Gary Hogan would also be convicted for planting a diversionary bomb as part of an attempted robbery of the First Grand Avenue Bank in St. Paul ten days later. | Nick Coleman, "Knowing My Place: The Victim of 8/22," St. Paul Pioneer Press, September 1, 2002. | "Woman Injured By Bomb Blast In Minnesota," Baltimore Sun, August 24, 1970. | "Bomb Blast Injured Minneapolis Shopper," Schenectady Gazette, August 24, 1970. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 1 | 0.75 |
197,008,220,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Maryland | Baltimore | 39.308342 | -76.616104 | 1 | 0 | 2600 Winchester Street | 8/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a National Guard truck stationed at an armory in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if there were any damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 35 | Military Transportation/Vehicle (excluding convoys) | National Guard Armory | National Guard truck stationed at army in Baltimore Maryland | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the national guard and the US military | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Crude firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The Sheridan Armory in Baltimore was bombed nine months later (197105110005). A day before the incident, the F.B.I. released a report stating that the Ohio National Guardsmen were not fired upon during the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970. | "3 U.S. Jeeps Set A Fire At Armory," Baltimore Sun, May 12, 1971. | "Bomb And Arson Business," Pittsburgh Press, August 26, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,008,240,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 24 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Madison | 43.07295 | -89.386694 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | null | Army Mathematical Research Center | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | New Year's Gang | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 2 | Major (likely >= $1 million but < $1 billion) | 1,500,000 | Damages: explosion, damaged facility, estimated at $1.5 million (Army Mathmatical Research Center) | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 5 | 0.75 |
197,008,250,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 25 | null | 0 | null | 130 | Mexico | 1 | North America | Federal | Mexico city | 19.371887 | -99.086624 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | Belgium government | Jalques Groothaert, ambassador to Mexico | 21 | Belgium | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 6 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | Mexico | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,008,250,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 25 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Massachusetts | Burlington | 42.505832 | -71.19376 | 1 | 0 | Through a side window | 8/25/1970: Unknown revolutionary leftists tossed a Molotov cocktail into the Police Headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts, United States. The only Police Officer on duty, Ronald I. Glejzer, escaped without injury however the building was destroyed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Burlington Police Department | Burlington Police Headquarters | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Offensive against police | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov cocktail thrown through a window | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | The building was destroyed and most police records were lost. Police communication systems were also heavily damaged. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When the Proud Eagle Tribe, an offshoot of the Weather Underground, claimed credit for the bombing of Harvard University's Center for International Affairs on October 14th (197010140001), they stated that firebombing of the Burlington Police Station was the result of "kids wag(ing) an offensive against the town pigs." | "A Police Station Damaged By Bomb," New York Times, August 27, 1970. | "Women Radicals Take The Credit In Harvard Blast," Baltimore Sun, October 15, 1970. | "Mystery Shrouds 1970 Firebombing," Burlington Union, March 5, 2009. <http://www.wickedlocal.com/burlington/news/x617077759/Mystery-shrouds-1970-firebombing>. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,008,270,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 499 | East Germany (GDR) | 9 | Eastern Europe | Berlin | Berlin | 52.50153 | 13.401851 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | null | Bank fur German ?? | 75 | Germany | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.86671 |
197,008,270,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Massachusetts | Cambridge | 42.377003 | -71.11666 | 1 | 0 | null | 8/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed an incendiary device connected to a detonator on the window ledge of a kitchen within the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The device was discovered and subsequently disarmed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Harvard University | Building of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Four plastic bags contained gasoline attached to a battery and a timing device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The incendiary device was concealed in a cardboard carton. However, it was discovered due to the strong odor from the gasoline. | "Black Militant Held in Fatal Bombing," Washington Post, August 28, 1970. | "Incendiary Device Found At Harvard," Lewistown Evening Journal, August 28, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,008,280,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | North Carolina | Rocky Mount | 35.948199 | -77.795207 | 1 | 0 | Outside of the G.W. Bullick School | 8/28/1970: Two explosive charges were set off at the G. W. Bullick School in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States. The school was scheduled to be integrated. There were no casualties in the attack and the school sustained minor damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | School | G. W. Bullick School | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | To prevent the school from desegregating. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The explosives were suspected of being dynamite. They went off moments apart. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | A wall was damaged and a water tank were damaged. 15 windows were shattered. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "2 Blasts Damage Carolina School," New York Times, August 29, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,008,280,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Walnut Creek | 37.90118 | -122.061628 | 1 | 0 | null | 8/28/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the National Guard Armory in Walnut Creek, California, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the armory was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | National Guard Armory | National Guard Armory, Walnut Creek California | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | To protest and sabotage the National Guard | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The next day, a municipal court building in Walnut Creek California was firebombed (197008290003). | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,008,290,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 29 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | District of Columbia | Washington | 38.908642 | -77.015381 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | Portuguese Embassy | 162 | Portugal | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Action Party | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 1,500 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,008,290,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 29 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Bank of America | Bank of America Branch | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Incendiary | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 5,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,008,290,003 | 1,970 | 8 | 29 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Walnut Creek | 37.90118 | -122.061628 | 1 | 0 | null | 8/28/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a municipal court building in Walnut Creek, California, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the building was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | Municipal court building | Municipal court building, Walnut Creek California | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A day before the incident, the National Guard Armory in Walnut Creek California was firebombed (197008280002). | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,008,290,004 | 1,970 | 8 | 29 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Santa Fe Springs | 33.946154 | -118.082952 | 1 | 0 | Front steps of building | 8/29/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb in front of the California Highway Patrol office in Santa Fe Springs, California, United States. The bomb was discovered and subsequently disarmed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | California Highway Patrol | California Highway Patrol office, Oakland California | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Seven sticks of dynamite and a blasting cap | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A bomb was thrown at the California High Patrol office in Oakland five weeks earlier (197007230002). | "Metropolitan: Lost Radioactive Material Hunted," Los Angeles Times, August 30, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,008,300,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | District of Columbia | Washington | 38.908642 | -77.015381 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | Portugese Embassy | 162 | Portugal | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Action Party | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,008,300,002 | 1,970 | 8 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Georgia | Athens | 33.948005 | -83.377322 | 1 | 0 | null | 8/30/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail through the window of the R.O.T.C. building at the University of Georgia in Athens, United States. The resulting fire was put out almost immediately by the sprinkler system, however, one classroom sustained minor water damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | R.O.T.C. | R.O.T.C. building, University of Georgia | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the R.O.T.C. program and the war in Vietnam | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov cocktail consisting of a soft drink bottle filled with a flammable liquid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Water damage in classroom from sprinkler system | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Georgia News Briefs," Rome News-Tribune, August 31, 1970. | "Blaze Reported At R.O.T.C. Building," Herald-Journal, August 31, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,008,310,001 | 1,970 | 8 | 31 | null | 0 | null | 209 | Turkey | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Ankara | Ankara | 39.930771 | 32.76754 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 29 | Military Unit/Patrol/Convoy | null | TUSLOG Detachment 30, USAF | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Turkish People's Liberation Army | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.913043 |
197,009,000,001 | 1,970 | 9 | 0 | null | 1 | 9/8/1970 | 102 | Jordan | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Amman | Amman | 31.950001 | 35.933331 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | U.S. Army | Sgt Graham, employee, defense attache office, amman | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Palestinians | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | null | Jordan | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.802667 |
197,009,000,002 | 1,970 | 9 | 0 | null | 0 | null | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.891151 | -56.187214 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 11 | Entertainment/Cultural/Stadium/Casino | null | Carrasco Bowling Club | 218 | Uruguay | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Incendiary | null | 2 | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 160,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 2 | 0.95122 |
197,009,010,002 | 1,970 | 9 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 40.008171 | -75.13549 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | null | Bell Federal Savings and Loan | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Weather Underground, Weathermen | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 3 | Handgun | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pistols | null | null | null | null | 1 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.866667 |
197,009,020,001 | 1,970 | 9 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 78 | Greece | 8 | Western Europe | Attica | Athens | 37.99749 | 23.762728 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | U.S. Chancery | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | 2 | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 25,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 2 | 0.86671 |
197,009,020,002 | 1,970 | 9 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Francisco | 37.755363 | -122.443352 | 1 | 0 | Fillmore district | 9/2/1970: Unknown perpetrators, stationed in a car, threw a bomb into an unoccupied police vehicle that was located in a predominantly African American neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States. There were no casualties but the car was extensively damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | San Francisco Police Department | Unoccupied San Francisco police car | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | Offensive against police | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bomb thrown into police car from a passing vehicle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Extensive damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The vehicle was unoccupied because the police officers were investigating a robbery. Authorities believed that the robbery complaint was legitimate. | "Empty Patrol Car Damaged By Bomb," Washington Post, September 4, 1970. | "2 Coast Car Plants Damaged By Bombs," New York Times, September 4, 1970. | "Bombed Police Car," The Bulletin, September 3, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,009,020,003 | 1,970 | 9 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Milpitas | 37.432805 | -121.897259 | 1 | 0 | null | 9/2/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly part of a multiple attack, unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at the Ford Motor Company's plant in Milpitas, California, United States. There were no casualties but windows in the front lobby were shattered. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 4 | Multinational Corporation | Ford Motor Company | Ford Motor Company plant in Milpitas California | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Windows shattered in front lobby | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Bombs Hit California Auto Plants," Washington Post, September 4, 1970. | "2 Coast Car Plants Damaged By Bombs," New York Times, September 4, 1970. | "Bombs Explode," The Bulletin, September 3, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197009020003, 197009030001 | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,009,030,001 | 1,970 | 9 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Fremont | 37.548148 | -121.988566 | 1 | 0 | In front of main door | 9/3/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly part of a multiple attack, unknown perpetrator detonated a bomb at the General Motors Company's plant in Fremont, California, United States. There were no casualties but a total of twenty-seven windows were shattered. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 4 | Multinational Corporation | General Motors Company | General Motors Company plant in Fremont California | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Twenty-seven windows shattered in front lobby | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Bombs Hit California Auto Plants," Washington Post, September 4, 1970. | "2 Coast Car Plants Damaged By Bombs," New York Times, September 4, 1970. | "Bombs Explode," The Bulletin, September 3, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197009020003, 197009030001 | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,009,030,002 | 1,970 | 9 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Tennessee | Memphis | 35.14968 | -90.048929 | 1 | 0 | null | 9/3/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed three large homemade bombs near the statue of Edward Hull Crump at Overton Park in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The bombs were discovered and subsequently removed by the police. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 80 | Memorial/Cemetery/Monument | null | E. H. Crump statue in Memphis Tennessee | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 17 | Other Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Three large homemade gasoline-chemical bombs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Police believe that the bombs might have not detonated even if the devices were not discovered because the bombs were exposed to rain. E. H. Crump was a powerful political figure in Memphis Tennessee. | "Three Bombs Are Found In a Memphis Park," Washington Post, September 4, 1970. | "2 Coast Car Plants Damaged By Bombs," New York Times, September 4, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,009,040,001 | 1,970 | 9 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Minnesota | St. Paul | 44.943829 | -93.093326 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 1 | Gas/Oil/Electric | null | Union Oil Co. Tank Storage Field | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,009,040,002 | 1,970 | 9 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.891151 | -56.187214 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 18 | Government Personnel (excluding police, military) | null | Home of Brother of Chancellor of Uruguay | 218 | Uruguay | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosives | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 15,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.95122 |
197,009,040,003 | 1,970 | 9 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 603 | United Kingdom | 8 | Western Europe | Northern Ireland | Belfast | 54.607712 | -5.95621 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 17 | Terrorists/Non-State Militia | 93 | Terrorist | IRA | Michael Kane, 35, Catholic, IRA member | 233 | Northern Ireland | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bomb | null | 1 | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | CAIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.854362 |
197,009,040,004 | 1,970 | 9 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 43.064388 | -87.966202 | 1 | 0 | 1707 E. North Avenue | 9/4/1970: Suspected revolutionary leftists attempted to bomb the Lakeside Laboratories in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The main charge of the bomb failed to detonate. This incident was believed to be linked to the many bombings in the Milwaukee area during this time period. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 6 | Medical/Pharmaceutical | Lakeside Laboratories | Lakeside Laboratories, Milwaukee Wisconsin | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pipe bomb connected to a timing device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Authorities linked the bomb used in this incident with the bombing of a police station in Whitefish Bay on October 28th (197010280002). Both bombs were built according to an instruction manual circulated by revolutionaries. The Whitefish Bay Chief of Police believed that this incident might also be linked with bombs discovered at Whitefish Bay State Bank, Honeywell Inc. and the Wisconsin Motor Division (197006290002, 197007000001, and 197008050001). There were other bombings in the Milwaukee area during this time period as well (197012220001, 197007220002, and 197007210004). | Alex P. Dobish, "Bay Offers $2,500 Reward for Squad Car Bomber," Milwaukee Journal, November 3, 1970. | "2 Bombs Tied to Rebel Manual," Milwaukee Journal, November 2, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,009,040,005 | 1,970 | 9 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Santa Ana | 33.745573 | -117.867834 | 1 | 0 | Thrown in front of building | 9/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a bomb at the Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana, California, United States. The device failed to explode. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | Orange County Courthouse | Orange County Courthouse, Santa Ana California | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bomb consisting of a half stick of dynamite thrown at the building | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The bomb was thrown from about 35 feet away from the courthouse and landed within 5 feet of the building. The device was discovered by a security officer at 9:35 PM. It is believed that the bomb was thrown around an hour earlier. The Orange County Courthouse had received many bomb threats during the year, however, there were none before this incident. Hours after the incident, a bomb exploded in the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles (197009050002). | "Guard Discovers Unexploded Bomb Next to Courthouse," Los Angeles Times, September 9, 1970. | "Bomb Thrown at Orange Courthouse," Los Angeles Times, September 9, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197009040005, 197009050002 | 0 | 0.751445 |