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A fact from 1975 LaGuardia Airport bombing appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 May 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the 1975 LaGuardia Airport Bombing which killed 11 people remains unsolved?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2013/May.

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A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the On this day section on December 29, 2017, December 29, 2020, and December 29, 2023.

Prior worst disaster on American soil

The NY Times says ONLY that "It was the worst death toll from a bomb explosion in New York City since a bomb went off in a parked horse-drawn wagon on Wall Street in 1920, killing more than three dozen people and injuring hundreds." As to the American soil claim, the Bath School Disaster in Bath, Michigan outdid the Wall Street bombing. One could quibble, I suppose, as to whether any of these events are a "terrorist act", a la the recent Fort Hood shooting, which some call 'mere work place violence.' But characterizing this kind of unspeakable carnage as anything less than terrorism is ignoring their reality; the perpetrator's motivation is an explanation and a way to define the act, but the carnage is more compelling. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:56, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what you're getting at with your last sentence, but I will say that prior to the identification of those suspected of perpetrating the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, I read something that said that nowadays, classifying an attack as an act of terrorism is determined by certain statutes. The writer brought up the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, saying that while it was not an act of terrorism, it was nonetheless terrifying. --anon. 71.183.138.52 (talk) 00:39, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

How one wants to pigeon-hole a particular act of violence can have consequences. These could be political (an administration claiming an absence of a "terrorist" attack, or someone wanting to call it "terrorism" to make a political point) or legal (denying additional benefits to survivors at Fort Hood because it was not "terrorism" and is instead "work place violence"). The latter could depend upon the interpretation of a particular statue or regulation. Of course, the facts ought to have some impact on these determinations, but experience teaches that is not always true. I agree with you that how you characterize it does not diminish how terrifying the event was. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 00:47, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The sources aren't very good, and the list of suspects includes everyone except Santa Claus and the Grinch. I think a major rewrite is needed using better sources. If I wanted to disinform my readers, this is how I would write it. Something is wrong with the framing here. Viriditas (talk) 21:22, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]