Terrorism in America

Newspaper articles about terrorism detail events that have shaped the world we live in today. Although terrorism has come to the forefront of American life in recent years, it is in no way a new addition to the concerns of American citizens both at home and abroad. While more recent attacks such as the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995 and the attacks of September 11, 2001 have put a new face on terrorism in America, history shows that terrorism has been a part of our lives for well over a century.

While the best known terrorist attacks in American history have occurred in the last two decades, Americans have experienced terrorism in some form on many occasions over the last century and a half. From the Haymarket Affair, the first example of terrorism in American history, in 1886 to the bombing of Wall Street in 1920, the first use of a transportation based bomb in America, America has an extensive record of terrorist attacks. Even as America went through World War II and into the 1950s and 1960s, Americans were experiencing terrorism. While the majority of terrorist attacks on American citizens during the time were perpetrated in other countries, there were still events, such as the first airplane hijacking in 1961, which occurred on American soil.

NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the largest database of newspapers online, is providing a free archive of material related to terrorism in American history. The archive contains coverage of major terrorist attacks, such as the Oklahoma City Bombing of 1995 and the attacks of September 11, 2001. Within the archive you will also find coverage on less well known terrorist events, such as the Haymarket Affair and other terrorist bombings that have occurred in America. Click on the timeline above to view newspapers in chronological order or begin searching the newspaper pages with your own key words.