April 23, 1971: 53 years ago, April 23 1971, a bomb blew through the ceiling of Stanford [...]
53 years ago, April 23 1971, a bomb blew through the ceiling of Stanford president Richard Lyman’s office. That same night a sniper shot five rounds into the oil-cooling drums of the transformer at the Panama Street electrical substation, nearly shutting off all Stanford’s power
April 23, 1990: 34 years ago, April 23 1990, about 500 environmentalists demonstrated at [...]
34 years ago, April 23 1990, about 500 environmentalists demonstrated at the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco. Rioting broke out as police arrested 49 activists, with demonstrators smashing up a police car and the windows of Bank of America and Standard Oil The Day After Earth Day demonstration was …