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A Brief History of People Setting Off Bombs in New York City
This really happened. George Metesky planted 33 pipe bombs around New York throughout the 1940s and 50s, 22 of which exploded. The target of his rage was the electric utility Con Edison, which had fired him after a workplace injury. He also justified his actions in terms of the unreasonable rates the company charged for electricity. Using his crude bombs, Metesky attacked Pennsylvania Station, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Public Library, the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the RCA Building, and the New York City Subway. He was caught in 1957 and committed to a state mental hospital until 1973. Miraculously, he never killed anyone, but injured 15.