Episode 4853: Dark Enigma - The Big Bang of the Roaring Twenties – the 1920 Bombing of Wall Street

Please be aware the stories, theories, re-enactments and language in this podcast are of an adult nature and can be considered disturbing, frightening and in some cases even offensive. Listener Discretion is therefore advised. Welcome heathens welcome to the world of the weird and unexplained. I’m your host, Nicole Delacroix and together, we will be investigating stories about the things that go bump in the night, frighteningly imagined creatures, supernatural beings and even some unsolved mysteries but I promise, all sorts of weirdness. So, sit back, grab your favorite drink, and prepare to be transported to today's dark Enigma.... And on today’s Dark enigma well, we have an interesting little story that a listener clued me in on! So, with that said, we will still be playing our drinking game and as you know, the drinking game is only for those of us that are at home and have nowhere else to go tonight. The choice of libation, as always my darlings, is yours, so choose your poison accordingly… Alright, now for the game part how about every time I say Anarchist that will be a single shot and every time I say American, that will be a double shot. Now that the business end is out of the way we can jump headfirst into today’s dark enigma… so grab your best bottle of bootleg Gin, throw on some Jazz records Cats and Kittens, and meet me at today’s speakeasy as we dive into Today’s offering of The Big Bang of the Roaring Twenties – the 1920 Bombing of Wall Street. | | | It was a clear blue day, not a cloud in the sky when a deadly terrorist attack in New York City brought grief and outrage. Initially, the country rallied in a wave of patriotism and vowed revenge on the perpetrators. But critics said that the government was using the terrorist threat as an excuse to curtail civil liberties. They warned that aggressive action against the terrorists would only provoke more violence and was harming America's reputation in Europe. And some charged that the president was just a puppet and the decisions were really being made by a handful of government officials who lied and twisted intelligence reports to carry out their repressive agenda. Supporters of the government policy countered that these critics were aiding and abetting the enemy while posing as champions of free speech. Strong measures were needed to crush a dangerous enemy, not naïve and craven appeasement. The year was 1920. Thursday, September 16, 1920