On November 24, 1917, nine members of the Milwaukee PD were killed by a bomb, the most police deaths at once until 2001.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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• 1917 – In Milwaukee, nine members of the Milwaukee Police Department are killed by a bomb, the most deaths in a single event in U.S. police history until the September 11 attacks in 2001.

[erronis]

1. Thanks for the article. You may want to replace the Wikipedia Main Page link

at the top of your post with the one specifically referencing this event:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Police_Department_bombing

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Thanks for writing. Linking to the "on this day" page at

Wikipedia is my quirky way of acknowledging the inspiration for my post. I never would have known about the event had it not been for that page.

Next year, I’ll link to the page you have suggested.

Thanks again, and good evening.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Interesting twist.

Bomb was found by concerned citizen and brought to police station where it exploded.