Today in History

September 16, 1920

The 1920 Wall Street Bombing

At noon on September 16, 1920, a wagon drawn by a horse paused outside of the J.P. Morgan building at 23 Wall Street, near a very busy corner of the financial district of New York City. Inside the wagon was more than 100 pounds of dynamite with 500 pounds of metal shrapnel. A timer detonated the dynamite at the beginning of the lunch hour, ensuring the maximum number of casualties. Thirty eight people were killed and more than 400 injured. Italian anarchists were suspected of perpetrating the crime, but no arrest were made and the case was closed in 1940. Damage done by the blast is visible today on the face of the building at 23 Wall Street. The crime remains unsolved.

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