In Memoriam - Sad 90th Anniversary Today

**Lowell** · May-18-17, 09:04 AM

What was the worst school massacre in US history? Columbine? Sandy Hook? Virginia Tech?

No. It took place in tiny Bath, Michigan, 90 years ago today. A disgruntled taxed enough already farmer planted dynamite in the Bath school, and detonated it. When his mayhem was complete 38 elementary schoolchildren and 6 adults were dead and at least 58 other people injured. Wikipedia

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This was in a village of 300. Luckily, the attacker only destroyed one wing of the school, his charges under the other wing failing to detonate.

I grew up in a village 15 miles away. Maybe the adults didn't want us to know about that bit of history, because I was unaware of the tragedy until later in life. In March I finally visited the site. It is memorialized by the cupola of the school, seen in the picture above, in a quiet little park with historical markers and the names of the victims.

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**clubboss** · May-18-17, 09:46 AM

A sign that was found on a fence at the perps farmhouse - homemade

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http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/...y_didnt_k.html

**Ray1936** · May-18-17, 08:01 PM

Nice photo essay, Lowell. Thanks for posting.

**emu steve** · May-20-17, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

Nice photo essay, Lowell. Thanks for posting.

And yes, crime isn't anything new...

What is new is 24 x 7 news coverage of events [[and non-events).

Ninety years ago there wasn't the Internet, television, not much radio, etc. and not even USA Today with its daily little capsules for each of the 50 states + D.C.