IRA Bomb Explosion Shatters London Bus
A bomb ripped through a London bus injuring several and damaging nearby stores and vehicles. A second IRA planted device in the West End was destroyed before detonation, signaling a possible renewed campaign. Hospital reports indicate mostly minor injuries with some severe head trauma.
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Yates
IRA
Docklands
London
West End
Britain
Lynne Herbert
St. Thomas Hospital
Herbert
Northern Ireland
Andrew Hunter
Serbian leaders refuse to cede control in Bosnia
Gen Ratko Mladic commands his Serb army from an armored jeep while Radovan Karadzic presides over a Pale meeting of Serb mayors. Despite indictments and NATO peacekeepers, they retain power, challenge the Dayton accord, and threaten the fragile Bosnia peace, as Washington pressures for accountability.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ratko Mladic
Bosnia
Radovan Karadzic
NATO
Mladic
Karadzic
Dayton
Pale
Sarajevo
Washington
U.S
Slobodan Milosevic
Serbia
IFOR
U.S. State Department
Han Pijesak
Milutin Drazic
Historic Muehlebach Hotel Implosion Clears Site For New Tower
Kansas City hosts a controlled implosion to clear the old Muehlebach Hotel for a new tower linked to the Marriott across the street. The blast, watched by crowds including Cub Scouts, created a 500 foot safety perimeter and a gaping hole while winds toppled debris. Demolition Dynamics officials praised the operation as flawless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garry Stutts
Demolition Dynamics Inc
Muehlebach
Steve Pettigrew
Demolition Dynamics
End of an era as Muehlebach Hotel razed in blast
The Muehlebach Hotel, once home to 13 presidents and visiting legends Clark Gable Elvis Presley and the Beatles, was razed after a Sunday blast. A new tower will rise on the site connected to the Marriott to create 1 000 rooms and two ballrooms.
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Clark Gable
Elvis Presley
Beatles
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Lawrence Tae-Kwon-Do
K.C
Marriott
Kansas City
Bob Bliss
Benjamin Bliss
Emanuel Cleaver
Susan McGee
Martha Lally
Lawrence
Ramada Inn
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