BOMBINGS Ep. 1 | “L.A. Times, Part 1: Midnight Assassins”

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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In the early 1900s, a new phase starts in the ongoing battle between unions and big businesses. Some union organizers begin using bombs to try to force employers to negotiate. In 1910, the powerful Iron Workers union launches a nationwide bombing campaign against ruthless business owners. On October 1, 1910, notorious bomber J.B. McNamara targets the Los Angeles Times building in one of the worst attacks in American history. For the full story of the L.A. Times bombing, check out the fantastic book “Deadly Times” by Lew Irwin. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial. On YouTube, subscribe to INFAMOUS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Harry. Hello mate. Got any tips for the football?
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0:23.4	18 plus opt in and bet on any football marketing at odds of evens or greater no, cash out seven-day expiry terms and conditions apply at gamblerware.org. On September 30th, 1910, a skinny mustachioed man sat in his hotel room in downtown Los Angeles.
0:51.3	He carefully sauntered small alarm clocks, small pieces of brass,
0:57.2	dry batteries, and small boards, and he used special wire to connect them. He went through the
1:03.2	process three times to make three contraptions. Lastly, he attached 16 sticks of dynamite
1:10.7	to each bomb.
1:12.9	He wrapped each bomb in newspaper and slid them into small leather satchels.
1:17.9	He placed the three small satchels into a large suitcase.
1:22.3	The man grabbed a second large suitcase and stood up to go for a walk.
1:27.0	His name was James Barnabas McNamara, better known as
1:30.6	J.B. He was 28 years old, but he looked a lot older thanks to his heavy use of cigarettes and
1:36.6	whiskey. At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, McNamara left his hotel on 5th Street with his two
1:43.7	suitcases. One was stuffed with his two suitcases.
1:45.9	One was stuffed with his personal belongings, and he put that suitcase in a storage locker
1:50.2	at the nearby train station.
1:52.7	Then he started off again with the other suitcase.
1:56.2	He walked to the stately home of businessman Felix Zalandalar, and he placed the first device on the ground
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