Overview

• On April 19, 1993, the Waco siege ended tragically with approximately 80 deaths, including children, after a federal assault.
• Two years later, on the same date in 1995, Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.
• The first Boston Marathon took place on April 19, 1897, setting a precedent for the annual event.
• Significant historical events such as the beginning of the American Revolutionary War in 1775 also occurred on this date.
• Other notable April 19 events include the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943 and the election of Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.