On May 3, 2015, a planned act of mass violence at a suburban Texas conference center was stopped in seconds, but the episode exposed a volatile convergence of ideology, provocation, and security risk that had been building for months. Two gunmen opened fire outside…
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On February 23, 1974, a communiqué arrived with a demand as audacious as the crime that had preceded it. The self-styled Symbionese Liberation Army—an obscure, violent revolutionary collective barely known outside the Bay Area—announced it would require an additional $4 million in food distribution…
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On January 29, 2002, President George W. Bush delivered a State of the Union address that became a defining moment of his presidency and reshaped U.S. foreign policy. Addressing Congress and a nation still grappling with the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist…
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After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, we said we would never forget. Over a decade later, the physical embodiment of that commitment began rising from the ashes, glistening in the New York City skyline and telling the world that the United States…
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On the morning of September 11, 2001, the world witnessed one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in history. Coordinated by the extremist group al-Qaeda, the attacks targeted the United States, leaving a lasting impact on the nation and the world. At 8:46 AM,…
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The 1972 Munich Olympics were meant to symbolize renewal. West Germany, scarred by its Nazi past, sought to project a liberal, cosmopolitan image to the world: “the Games of peace.” Instead, Munich became synonymous with massacre. Over the days of September 5 and 6,…
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On July 15, 2002, John Walker Lindh—the California-born man dubbed the “American Taliban”—pleaded guilty in federal court to two felony charges: supplying services to the Taliban and carrying explosives during the commission of a felony. The plea marked a stunning conclusion to one of…
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