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The Black Tom explosion
1916
Black Tom, Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey
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Two German agents planted incendiary devices on a munitions depot on this made-ground island in the early hours of 30 July 1916, when the United States was still neutral and the depot was loading shells for the Allies. The blast was heard in Maryland, broke windows in Times Square, shook the Brooklyn Bridge and put shrapnel through the wall of Jersey City's city hall. It also damaged the Statue of Liberty, whose torch has been closed to visitors ever since.
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