sep 15, 1963 - Birmingham Church Bombing
Description:
Four members of a local Ku Klux Klan planted 19 sticks of dynamite attached to a timing device beneath the steps located on the east side of the church in Birmingham , Alabama.4 children were killed.
This was described by Martin Luther King Jr. as "one of the most vicious and tragic crimes ever perpetrated against humanity".
Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 15, 1963
Now
~ 61 years ago