Noah B. Chevalier Lander University Student PEES 219: Historical/Philosophical Principles Prof Carrie B. Lucas March 18, 2024.
Introduction to the Bombing The Olympics is a worldwide competition where countries can put aside their differences and compete for the fun of it but even in the Olympics, some tragedies occur. In 1996, Centennial Olympic Park was created. In the same year, a man threw a pipe bomb in the park that killed 2 people and injured over 100 people. This unforeseen incident shook the entire Olympic world. This research paper will focus on analyzing what happened during this incident, how it affected the Olympics, how it affected the people of Atlanta, and what happened during the Olympic…show more content… He ended up dropping out of high school and went to things that didn’t get any better after he did, “Rudolph had already dropped out of high school. On Branham’s suggestion, he spent four months with an anti-Semitic, racist, and homophobic preacher in Missouri” (Anglis 2001). He later went home to North Carolina and joined the military. He was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky where he was training with explosives. He ended up being discharged, “Stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky with the 101st Airborne Division, Rudolph learned quite a bit about explosives while he was there. But his career as a soldier was not a long one, since he was discharged for marijuana use in 1989” (Anglis 2001). Eric Rudolph in his early years pretty much failed at everything he attempted, what did he do? Eric Rudolph was the real culprit of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing, along with many abortion clinics and lesbian bars, “Eric Rudolph planted a bomb at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia — one week into the Summer Olympics” (Anglis 2001). It was found after the Richard Jewell controversy. After the bombing, he went on to bomb multiple abortion clinics, “Months after Rudolph targeted an abortion clinic in Alabama on January 29, 1998, the FBI…show more content… (2021, July 28). The Story Of The American Terrorist Who Bombed Abortion Clinics, A Lesbian Bar, And The 1996 Olympics. All that’s interesting about this. https://allthatsinteresting.com/eric-rudolph Boykoff, J. (2016). The 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secon Power games : a political history of the Olympics. Verso,, Cop.,. Britannica Academic. n.d. - n.d. - n.d. Academic.eb.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024, from https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Atlanta-Olympic-Games-bombing-of-1996/603713 CNN Library. a. The adage of the adage of the adage of the adage of the adage of the adage of the adage of the adage of the adage of the adage of the adage Olympic Park Bombing - Fast Facts. CNN.com - "The 'Casino'" https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/us/olympic-park-bombing-fast-facts/index.html Ott, T. (2020, December 10). The Story of Security Guard Richard Jewell. Biography. https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/richard-jewell-true-story-movie Senn, A. E. (2018). Power, Politics, and the Olympic Games. Human
