The March 6, 2008 Bombing of the United States Armed Forces Recruiting Station

On the morning of March 6, 2008, a bomb would explode in front of the United States Armed Forces Recruiting Station on Times Square in New York City, New York. A lone suspect riding a blue Ross bicycle went west on 37th street, took a right heading north on Sixth Ave. and made a left heading west on 47th street and Seventh Ave. They would get off the bike near the Recruiting Station on 43rd and Seventh Street. They'd place the bomb in front of and lit the fuse before fleeing. The bike was later recovered in a dumpster near Madison Ave and 38th Street. 

The Device was built using ammunition can similar to those found on battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was filled halfway with black powder and detonated using a time fuse. No one was wounded, but if people were in close proximity it would have caused significant injury or death.

The suspect seemed to have been working alone, but that does not mean they didn't have help. They may have had a lookout or surveillance team of as many as 5 people in Times Square when the device was placed. The suspect was wearing a grey sweatshirt and pants of unknown color.

This bombing may be connected to two other unsolved bombings in New York City. One of them happening at the British Consulate in May of 2005 and other at the Mexican Consulate in October of 2007. The devices were delivered by an unknown individual on a bicycle and detonated between 3 am and 4 am. 

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FBI

WANTED: Elizabeth Anna Duke

Elizabeth Anna Duke is wanted for her alleged involvement in a series of criminal activities during the late 1970s and early 1980's done with the radical group May 19 Communist Organization. The organization advocated for Communism and was trying for a violent overthrow of the U.S. Government.

In May of 1985, she was arrested in Bucks County, Pennsylvania for her alleged participation of the group. She was released on bail and fled the jurisdiction and has been a fugitive since October 1985. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Duke in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on November 13, 1986.

Elizabeth may go by the names Betty Ann Duke, Elizabeth Ann Duke, Betty Wier, and Betty Ann. She has used the birthdates of Nov. 25, 1940, and April 20, 1941. She was born in Beeville, Texas. She was 5'6" and 120 lbs at the time. She has brown hair that may be grey now and blue eyes. Her previous occupations were listed as a teacher and Philanthropist. She has pinholes in front of her earlobes due to a genetic condition.

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FBI

The Wall Street Bombing

At noon of September 16, 1920, the lunch rush was going through on Wall Street Manhattan, New York. a horse-drawn wagon was stopped across the street from the headquarters of the J.P. Morgan bank at 23 Wall Street. They made sure to park it on the busiest corner. It's believed that the driver left and blend into the crowd. Then that day changed the lives of everyone and their families in a matter of seconds. 

There was a large explosion.  Inside the wagon 100 lbs of dynamite with 500 lbs of head cast iron weights that were on a time set detonation. The weights tore through the air and the wagon and horse were demolished. Everyone nearby was affected by the bomb. It was so strong it caused a street car a block over derail and debris went as high as the 34th floor the Equitable building. 

There were 38 fatalities and around 300 people were injured. Many of them being workers on Wallstreet as messengers, stenographers, clerks, and brokers William H. Remick who was president of the New York Stock Exchange at the time. There was more than $2 Million ($25 Million today) worth of damages. 

Rescuers worked hard to help save as many as they could. One boy 17-year-old James Saul got a parked car and helped transport around 30 people to the hospital. 

It was believed that the terrorist attack was done by a small group of Italian Anarchists.  But it would never be known for sure of who had done the terrorist attack. 

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History

FBI

Britannica 

Wikipedia