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30 years after the Oklahoma City bombing: Learn more about the 168 people who were killed

Of the 168 people killed, 19 were children.

30 years after the Oklahoma City bombing: Learn more about the 168 people who were killed

Of the 168 people killed, 19 were children.

30 years ago our state faced *** tragedy we will never forget. On the news they showed the mirror building. It was engulfed in smoke from survivors, families of those we lost to the first responders who showed incredible bravery. We remember the lives impacted. Join us for our chronicle 30 years of resilience, remembering the Oklahoma City bombing, celebrating our community's strength, honoring the past and the legacies that live on Wednesday night at 9 on KOCO5.
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30 years after the Oklahoma City bombing: Learn more about the 168 people who were killed

Of the 168 people killed, 19 were children.

Oklahoma was forever changed on April 19, 1995, when 168 people were killed when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown OKC was bombed. The bombing was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in American history. Of the 168 killed, 19 were children. The site where the Murrah Building once stood has since been turned into the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, highlighted by 168 chairs that sit empty overlooking a reflecting pool. Each chair represents and bears the names of each of the victims killed in 1995. Scroll through the interactive graphic below to learn more about the victims. W2lmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaGVhcnN0dGVsZXZpc2lvbmRhdGFqb3VybmFsaXNtLmh0dmFwcHMuY29tL29rbGFob21hX21lbW9yaWFsL2luZGV4Lmh0bWwiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ieWVzIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgc3R5bGU9IndpZHRoOiAwOyBtaW4td2lkdGg6IDEwMCUgIWltcG9ydGFudDsgYm9yZGVyOiBub25lOyIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAwcHgiXVsvaWZyYW1lXQ==This weekend marks 30 years since the Oklahoma City bombing. Each year, the Oklahoma community gathers to remember the victims, the survivors and those whose lives were forever changed. During the annual remembrance ceremony, there's a moment of silence and the names of all 168 victims are read. Watch the video player below to hear the victims' names being read during last year's remembrance ceremony.

Oklahoma was forever changed on April 19, 1995, when 168 people were killed when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown OKC was bombed.

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The bombing was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in American history. Of the 168 killed, 19 were children.

The site where the Murrah Building once stood has since been turned into the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, highlighted by 168 chairs that sit empty overlooking a reflecting pool. Each chair represents and bears the names of each of the victims killed in 1995.

Scroll through the interactive graphic below to learn more about the victims.

This weekend marks 30 years since the Oklahoma City bombing. Each year, the Oklahoma community gathers to remember the victims, the survivors and those whose lives were forever changed.

During the annual remembrance ceremony, there's a moment of silence and the names of all 168 victims are read. Watch the video player below to hear the victims' names being read during last year's remembrance ceremony.