Episode 14: The Boston Marathon Bombing Pt 1

April 15, 2013 in Boston was the day of the annual marathon and runners from all over the world showed up to participate. Spectators cheered from the sidelines and triumph rang out as each runner crossed the finish line. But by mid-afternoon, twin bombs on Boylston Street blasted, leaving 3 dead, hundreds wounded and a country searching for the suspects.

"Boston Marathon Bombing 2013" by Rebecca_Hildreth is licensed under CC BY 2.

Sources:

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-boston-marathon-held

https://www.rollingwithoutlimits.com/view-post/A-Closer-Look-at-the-Boston-Marathons-Wheelchair-Division

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/04/22/sports/boston-moment.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/liveblog/wp/2013/04/23/boston-marathon-bombings-stories-of-the-victims/

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/2013/04/forensic_investigators_piece_t.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-22178280

https://www.wbur.org/news/2014/04/15/remembering-krystle-campbell

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2015/03/11/linzi-lu-tsarnaev-trial/


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