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The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, [7][8][9][10] was the siege by U.S. federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging to the religious cult known as the Branch Davidians, between February 28 and April 19, 1993. [11] The Branch Davidians, led by David Koresh, were headquartered at Mount Carmel ...
Sep 16, 2024 · Context: David Koresh. Waco siege, a 51-day standoff between Branch Davidians and federal agents that ended on April 19, 1993, when the religious group’s compound near Waco, Texas, was destroyed in a fire. Nearly 80 people were killed.
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Jan 31, 2018 · A headquarters was first established near Waco in 1935 and at its height, 900 people moved there awaiting a sign from God. Koresh rose to power as a young man in the 1980s, in part by taking its ...
Mar 22, 2023 · 30 years ago, the world watched as chaos unfolded in a small corner of Texas. What erupted with the biggest gunfight in America since the Civil War ended with an inferno-like fire with almost a ...
Jan 25, 2023 · The Texas and the ATF flags fly at half staff April 23, 1993, over the only structure left standing after a fire destroyed the the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas on April 19. In the winter and spring of 1993, more than 80 people, including four federal agents and at least 20 children, died in two violent confrontations between federal ...
Mar 22, 2023 · The Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, explodes in a burst of flames on April 19, 1993, ending the standoff between cult leader David Koresh and his followers and the FBI. After being told ...
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Waco: The Aftermath: Created by Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle. With Michael Shannon, Giovanni Ribisi, Keean Johnson, Abbey Lee. Five-part drama series portraying the searing aftermath of the disastrous Waco standoff at the Branch Davidian compound - an event that galvanized American militia movements and helped radicalize Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
