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aug 24, 1970 - Sterling Hall Bombing

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The bombing was intended to protest UW research involvement in the vietnam war. At the time of the bombing, mathematics professors were directed to spend at least half their time doing US Army mathematics research. The bomb killed one research professor (Karl Fassnacht) and wounded 3.

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aug 24, 1970
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~ 55 years ago