Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

The explosion killed 186 people and 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 dollars worth of damage. The bomb consisted of about 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) of ammonium nitrate and nitromethane.
(19 April 1995)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Monday 23rd of May 1910 (+) — Abstract expressionist painter Franz Kline is born.
Friday 26th of July 1940 (+) — Political campaign specialist for Robert F. Kennedy Mary Jo Kopechne is born.
Monday 22nd of June 1942 (+) — Spree killer George Banks is born.
Saturday 25th of September 1982 (x) — Spree killer George Banks shoots 13 people including three of his girlfriends and five of his children to death with a Colt AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.
Banks said he killed his children because he felt they would be tormented by the cruelty of racial views against mixed-race children. Since his conviction Banks has tried to kill himself four times and has gone on hunger strikes that required him to be force-fed.