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George Metesky (mad bomber) bombing

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The mad bomber left numerous bombs over an extended area from Pennsylvania to New York over an extended period in the 1940s and 1950s.  One of his most disastrous detonations occurred on November 7, 1954, here at Radio City Music Hall when a bomb exploded underneath a theater seat during a performance of the movie White Christmas with Bing Crosby. Although there were more than 6000 people in attendance, only those around the bomb heard it because it was muffled by the seat cushions.    Four people were injured.

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George Metesky

George P. Metesky (November 2, 1903 – May 23, 1994), better known as the Mad Bomber, terrorized New York City for 16 years in the 1940s and 1950s with explosives that he planted in theaters, terminals, libraries, and offices. Bombs were left in phone booths, storage lockers, and restrooms in public buildings, including Grand Central Terminal, Pennsylvania Station, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Public Library, the Port Authority Bus Terminal and the RCA Building, as well as in the New York City Subway. Perhaps most notably, Metesky bombed movie theaters, where he cut into seat upholstery and slipped his explosive devices inside.

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