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The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist pipe bombing attack on Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, July 27, 1996, during the Summer Olympics. The blast directly killed one person and injured 111 others; another person later died of a heart attack.
- July 27, 1996, 1:20 am (UTC-4)
- Pipe bomb
- 2 (1 directly, 1 indirectly)
Mar 29, 2024 · On July 27, 1996, a single homemade pipe bomb left in a knapsack exploded amid a crowd of spectators in Centennial Olympic Park, near the main sites of the Olympic Games in Atlanta. The blast caused by the crude device killed one person and injured 112 others. A photojournalist also died, of a heart attack while running to cover the event.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 9, 2010 · The bombing at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park in 1996 made Richard Jewell a suspect in the attack, though he was later cleared of all charges.
Jul 27, 2016 · History. When Terror Struck the Summer Olympics 20 Years Ago. 5 minute read. By Olivia B. Waxman. July 27, 2016 8:30 AM EDT. P recisely 20 years ago—on July 27, 1996—terror struck the Summer...
Rudolph began his violent attacks on July 27, 1996. As spectators watched the 1996 Summer Olympics, he planted a bomb in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. The subsequent blast killed...
Jul 1, 2017 · July 1, 2017. 1. The bomb exploded about 1:20 a.m. on July 27, 1996, at the end of the first full week of the Summer Olympics, according to a related AJC article. The bomb was contained in...
Jul 28, 1996 · The homemade pipe bomb or bombs exploded at 1:25 A.M. in a crowded corner of Centennial Olympic Park, killing Alice S. Hawthorne, 44, of Albany, Ga., and wounding at least 111 people. A...
