On This Day: May 13, 1985 - MOVE Bombing in Philadelphia Resulted in 11 Deaths and Massive Destruction

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On This Day: May 13, 1985 - MOVE Bombing in Philadelphia Resulted in 11 Deaths and Massive Destruction.

On this day May 13, 1985, a confrontation between the City of Philadelphia and the Black liberation group MOVE ended in tragedy when police dropped an explosive device on the group’s row house, sparking a fire that killed 11 people, including 6 adults and 5 children. The bombing, intended to end a standoff, caused a massive blaze that destroyed over 60 homes and left 250 people homeless in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Cobbs Creek.

The standoff had escalated over years of tension...
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