It's the 10th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, and there are lots of anti-government and/or white supremacist people who think April 19 is very important.
To the list below, I would add April 19, 1985. That's when the Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord was stormed by the FBI outside remote Pontiac, Missouri. I was driving out of St. Louis to my hometown, quite close to there, when I heard about it on the radio. I pulled off and asked state troopers, who said it wasn't in my path.
Next day I went to a press conference out there. The Ozarks are beautiful with white dogwoods this time of year, and they covered every ridge of these old hills that weekend. Above them circled these black helicopters.
The conclusion and a link to the Denver Post below the fold.
Some of those same folks who were arrested then are now over at a white supremacist compound in Oklahoma near the Arkansas border. They call it Elohim City. Google it if you're interested.
Here's near-verbatim snips from the Denver Post, with some editing about Snell, because it's not well-known that he is associated with the date:
# April 19, 1775: The battle of Lexington and Concord, which touched off the U.S. war for independence from England.
# April 19, 1943: Warsaw was shelled and burned by German Nazis.
# April 19, 1992: The government attempted to raid Randy Weaver's home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, but the plans were thwarted when concerned citizens arrived with supplies for the Weaver family.
# April 19, 1993: The Branch Davidian raid.
# April 19, 1995: Oklahoma City bombing
# April 19, 1995: Richard Snell (white supremacist) executed in Arkansas after delightedly watching the OKC bombing.
Throughout the afternoon of April 19, 1995, Snell continued to watch television coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing .... At 9:10 p.m. on April 19, 1995, Snell said his last words:
"Justice is on the way. I wouldn't trade places with you or any of your political cronies. Hail his victory, I am at peace.''
Denver Post: http://63.147.65.175/bomb/bomb139.htm