<P> The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , United States on April 19 , 1995 . Perpetrated by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols , the bombing killed 168 people , injured more than 680 others , and destroyed one - third of the building . The blast destroyed or damaged 324 other buildings within a 16 - block radius , shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings , and destroyed or burned 86 cars , causing an estimated $ 652 million worth of damage . Extensive rescue efforts were undertaken by local , state , federal , and worldwide agencies in the wake of the bombing , and substantial donations were received from across the country . The Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) activated eleven of its Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces , consisting of 665 rescue workers who assisted in rescue and recovery operations . The Oklahoma City bombing was the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil until the September 11 attacks six years later , and it still remains the deadliest incident of domestic terrorism in United States history . </P>
<P> The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , United States on April 19 , 1995 . Perpetrated by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols , the bombing killed 168 people , injured more than 680 others , and destroyed one - third of the building . The blast destroyed or damaged 324 other buildings within a 16 - block radius , shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings , and destroyed or burned 86 cars , causing an estimated $ 652 million worth of damage . Extensive rescue efforts were undertaken by local , state , federal , and worldwide agencies in the wake of the bombing , and substantial donations were received from across the country . The Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) activated eleven of its Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces , consisting of 665 rescue workers who assisted in rescue and recovery operations . The Oklahoma City bombing was the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil until the September 11 attacks six years later , and it still remains the deadliest incident of domestic terrorism in United States history . </P>
when did the oklahoma city bombing take place
when did the oklahoma city bombing take place
April 19 , 1995
April 19 , 1995