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For more than 40 years the Historic Documents series has made primary source research easy by presenting full primary documents and excerpts from documents on the important events of each year for the United States and the world. Each volume includes approximately 70 events with well over 100 documents from the previous year, from official or other influential reports and surveys, to speeches from leaders and opinion makers, to court cases, legislation, testimony, and much more.
Historic Documents is renowned for the well-written and informative background, history, and context it provides for each document. Each volume begins with an insightful essay that sets the year's events in context, and each document or group of documents is preceded by a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the event. Full-source citations are provided. Readers have easy access to material through a detailed, thematic table of contents and a cumulative five-year index that directs them to related material in earlier volumes.
Response to the Boston Marathon Attack: April 18 and April 22, 2013
Response to the Boston Marathon Attack: April 18 and April 22, 2013
On April 15, 2013, as the final groups of runners were crossing the finish line in the iconic Boston Marathon, two bombs exploded in rapid succession, sending shrapnel flying and setting off a mass panic. Runners and spectators scattered, while first responders rushed to help those who had lost limbs or were suffering severe blood loss. Three people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed in the attack. The manhunt for those responsible ended four days later in a bloody shootout. One of the two suspects was taken into custody and charged with use of a weapon of mass destruction. The other suspect ...
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