Oklahoma City bombing: Remembering the 168 victims


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Oklahoma City Bombing: A Remembrance

The article commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, which occurred on April 19, 1995. It highlights the devastating loss of 168 lives, including 19 children, making it the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history.

The Memorial and Museum

The site of the former Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building is now the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum. A poignant feature is 168 empty chairs, each representing a victim.

Annual Remembrance

Every year, Oklahoma City holds a remembrance ceremony, including a moment of silence and the reading of all 168 victims' names.

The article emphasizes the ongoing impact of the bombing on the community and the importance of remembering the victims and survivors.

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Oklahoma was forever changed on April 19, 1995, when 168 people were killed when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown OKC was bombed. The bombing was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in American history. Of the 168 killed, 19 were children. The site where the Murrah Building once stood has since been turned into the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, highlighted by 168 chairs that sit empty overlooking a reflecting pool. Each chair represents and bears the names of each of the victims killed in 1995. Scroll through the interactive graphic below to learn more about the victims. W2lmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaGVhcnN0dGVsZXZpc2lvbmRhdGFqb3VybmFsaXNtLmh0dmFwcHMuY29tL29rbGFob21hX21lbW9yaWFsL2luZGV4Lmh0bWwiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ieWVzIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgc3R5bGU9IndpZHRoOiAwOyBtaW4td2lkdGg6IDEwMCUgIWltcG9ydGFudDsgYm9yZGVyOiBub25lOyIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAwcHgiXVsvaWZyYW1lXQ==This weekend marks 30 years since the Oklahoma City bombing. Each year, the Oklahoma community gathers to remember the victims, the survivors and those whose lives were forever changed. During the annual remembrance ceremony, there's a moment of silence and the names of all 168 victims are read. Watch the video player below to hear the victims' names being read during last year's remembrance ceremony.

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Oklahoma was forever changed on April 19, 1995, when 168 people were killed when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown OKC was bombed.

The bombing was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in American history. Of the 168 killed, 19 were children.

The site where the Murrah Building once stood has since been turned into the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, highlighted by 168 chairs that sit empty overlooking a reflecting pool. Each chair represents and bears the names of each of the victims killed in 1995.

Scroll through the interactive graphic below to learn more about the victims.

This weekend marks 30 years since the Oklahoma City bombing. Each year, the Oklahoma community gathers to remember the victims, the survivors and those whose lives were forever changed.

During the annual remembrance ceremony, there's a moment of silence and the names of all 168 victims are read. Watch the video player below to hear the victims' names being read during last year's remembrance ceremony.

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