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Bath School disaster

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 18, 2020 by Ealdgyth (talk) 15:12, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Bath Consolidated School after the explosion

The Bath School disaster was a series of violent attacks perpetrated by Andrew Kehoe on May 18, 1927, in Bath Township, Michigan. The attacks killed 38 elementary schoolchildren and 6 adults, and injured at least 58 other people. On the morning of May 18 – having previously murdered his wife at their farm – Kehoe set off almost simultaneous explosions at his home and at the Bath Consolidated School (pictured). His explosives destroyed the farm's buildings and ripped through the north wing of the school. As rescuers began working at the school, Kehoe drove up to the schoolyard and detonated dynamite inside his shrapnel-filled truck, killing himself and several others nearby. During the rescue and recovery efforts, searchers discovered 500 pounds (230 kg) of unexploded dynamite and pyrotol in the south wing of the school that had been set to explode at the same time as the explosions in the north wing. (Full article...)

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Main editors: Shearonink
Promoted: March 29, 2020
Reasons for nomination: Nominating this article for May 18 , the anniversary of the attacks. Bath School disaster is my first FA ever and so, this would be my first possible FA to appear at TFA. The event always gets attention around May 18 and, sadly, whenever there are similar attacks on schools worldwide.
Support as nominator. Shearonink (talk) 00:05, 4 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 07:39, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Outrageous article for outrageous subject matter, with good coverage. «“I'm Aya Syameimaru!”I„文々。新聞“I„userbako”» 15:46, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support A fine article and an obviously appropriate date. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:07, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support - An interesting and finely written article. L293D (☎ • ✎) 14:01, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]