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Summary On April 19, 1995, the Oklahoma City bombing became the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism against the government in U.S. history. An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th examines the details of that day, the experiences of the people there, the hunt for the perpetrators, the pivotal moments of the trials, and its effects still fel...

  • 2024
  • TV-MA
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 47 m
  • 2024
  • TV-MA
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 47 m

An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th

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Summary On April 19, 1995, the Oklahoma City bombing became the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism against the government in U.S. history. An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th examines the details of that day, the experiences of the people there, the hunt for the perpetrators, the pivotal moments of the trials, and its effects still fel...

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Kathy Sanders

Self - Grandmother of Chase and Colton Smith

Nancy Shaw

Self - Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor

Marsha Kimble

Self - Mother of Frankie Merrell

Bud Welch

Self - Father of Julie Welch

LaDonna Battle-Leverett

Self - Daughter of Calvin and Peola Battle

Daniel Coss

Self - Former Oklahoma City Police Officer

Mike Boettcher

Self - Investigative Reporter

Bob Sands

Self - Investigative Reporter, NBC

Bill Clinton

Self - U.S. President 1993-2001

Danny Coulson

Self - Former FBI Special Agent

Bob Ricks

Self - Former FBI Special Agent

Dan Herbeck

Self - Co-Author, American Terrorist

Kerry Noble

Self - Former Extremist

Stuart Wright

Self - Author, Patriots, Politics and the OKC Bombing

Stephen Jones

Self - Attorney

Asa Hutchinson

Self - Former U.S. Attorney, Arkansas

Kathleen Belew

Self - Author, Bring the War Home

Steven Snyder

Self - Former Assistant U.S. Attorney

Lou Michel

Self - Co-Author, American Terrorist

Mollie McDermott

Self - Childhood Friend of Timothy McVeigh

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Apr 16, 2024
What’s conspicuously missing from this non-fiction inquiry—much to its detriment—is an attendant discussion of what came next, and how McVeigh’s actions directly and indirectly led us to our precarious present moment.
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Production Company HBO Documentary Films, Blowback Productions
Release Date Apr 16, 2024
Duration 1 h 47 m
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