1996 — July 27, Domestic Terrorism, Centennial Olympic Park Bombing, Atlanta, GA– 2

— 2  Britannica.com: “Atlanta Olympic Games bombing of 1996.” 9-1-2014 update.

— 2  CNN. “Olympic Park Bombing Fast Facts.” 7-3-2015 update.

Narrative Information

CNN: “Two people died as a result of a terrorist bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, and more than 100 others were injured. Eric Robert Rudolph was convicted of placing the 40-pound bomb, filled with nails and screws, in Centennial Olympic Park. Alice Hawthorne, 44, of Albany, Georgia was killed by the explosion while Turkish cameraman Melih Uzunyol died of a heart attack as he rushed to film the scene….

“April 13, 2005 – Rudolph pleads guilty to the Birmingham, Alabama, abortion clinic bombing and the three Atlanta area bombings, then releases an 11-page statement blaming the violence on the legalization of abortion and denies that he is an anarchist….” (CNN. “Olympic Park Bombing Fast Facts.” 7-3-2015 update.)

Sources

Britannica.com: “Atlanta Olympic Games bombing of 1996.” 9-1-2014 update. Accessed 2-2-2016 at: http://www.britannica.com/event/Atlanta-Olympic-Games-bombing-of-1996

CNN. “Olympic Park Bombing Fast Facts.” 7-3-2015 update. Accessed 2-2-2016 at: http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/us/olympic-park-bombing-fast-facts/