1976: The Year Cleveland Became Bomb City, USA
In 1976, Cleveland was the most bombed city in the United States. Dubbed “Bomb City, USA” in national news coverage, because of the rash increase of assassination bombings and vandalism bombings the city experienced since the beginning the 1970s. Best described in the 1975 Plain Dealer article, Bombing Business Booming Here, Cleveland’s national ranking in bomb crimes had skyrocketed since…





