Events tagged with "greenwich village"

Historical Events tagged with "greenwich village"

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Explosion at Weather Underground Safe House

March 6th, 1970 55 years ago

An explosion in a Greenwich Village townhouse resulted in the deaths of three members of the Weather Underground Organization, which was a radical leftist group seeking to overthrow the U.S. government. The blast occurred due to an accidental detonation of a bomb being constructed. In the wake of the explosion, the FBI increased its surveillance of the group, which was known for its anti-Vietnam War activities.