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In 1910, the Los Angeles Times bombing destroyed the headquarters of the Los Angeles Times
in Los Angeles, killing 21 people and injuring many more. The attack was linked to labor union extremists James and John McNamara, who targeted the newspaper because publisher Harrison Gray Otis strongly opposed organized labor. Private detective William J. Burns led the investigation that uncovered the conspiracy. The McNamara brothers eventually confessed, shocking the labor movement and dividing public opinion. The bombing became one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in early American history and intensified national tensions between unions and big business.
0:00 Introduction – The Explosion That Shook Los Angeles
0:58 America’s Labour Wars & Industrial Unrest
2:22 Harrison Gray Otis and the Anti-Union Campaign
3:28 Rising Violence in the Labour Movement
4:02 The Night of the Bombing
5:29 Fire, Panic, and Escape from the Fortress
6:50 The Aftermath and Discovery of the Dynamite
7:36 Otis Responds & Public Opinion Divides
8:34 Detective William J. Burns Takes the Case
9:33 Tracking the Bombers Across America
10:38 The McNamara Brothers Arrested
11:51 Confessions and the Expanding Conspiracy
13:00 Labour Movement Backlash & Public Support
14:04 Clarence Darrow Enters the Case
15:15 Bribery Scandal and Guilty Pleas
16:38 Sentencing of the McNamara Brothers
17:18 Rebuilding the LA Times & Collapse of Labour Influence
18:08 Fate of the Key Figures
18:52 Legacy of the LA Times Bombing / Outro
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In 1910, the Los Angeles Times bombing destroyed the headquarters of the Los Angeles Times
in Los Angeles, killing 21 people and injuring many more. The attack was linked to labor union extremists James and John McNamara, who targeted the newspaper because publisher Harrison Gray Otis strongly opposed organized labor. Private detective William J. Burns led the investigation that uncovered the conspiracy. The McNamara brothers eventually confessed, shocking the labor movement and dividing public opinion. The bombing became one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in early American history and intensified national tensions between unions and big business.
0:00 Introduction – The Explosion That Shook Los Angeles
0:58 America’s Labour Wars & Industrial Unrest
2:22 Harrison Gray Otis and the Anti-Union Campaign
3:28 Rising Violence in the Labour Movement
4:02 The Night of the Bombing
5:29 Fire, Panic, and Escape from the Fortress
6:50 The Aftermath and Discovery of the Dynamite
7:36 Otis Responds & Public Opinion Divides
8:34 Detective William J. Burns Takes the Case
9:33 Tracking the Bombers Across America
10:38 The McNamara Brothers Arrested
11:51 Confessions and the Expanding Conspiracy
13:00 Labour Movement Backlash & Public Support
14:04 Clarence Darrow Enters the Case
15:15 Bribery Scandal and Guilty Pleas
16:38 Sentencing of the McNamara Brothers
17:18 Rebuilding the LA Times & Collapse of Labour Influence
18:08 Fate of the Key Figures
18:52 Legacy of the LA Times Bombing / Outro
Links you may be interested in...
Instagram► instagram.com/wellinevershow
Facebook ► facebook.com/wellineverofficial
Patreon ► patreon.com/wellinever
