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The Black Tom explosion was an act of sabotage by agents of the German Empire, to destroy U.S.-made munitions that were to be supplied to the Allies in World War I. The explosions, which occurred on July 30, 1916, in New York Harbor, killed four people and destroyed some $20,000,000 ($500 million in 2022 dollars) worth of military goods.
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| Source | The Boston Globe of 31 Jul 1916, page 1, via https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108508998/black-tom-explosion-headline/ |
| Author | The Boston Globe |
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