The Bombs, Bombers and Bombings of Los Angeles

It may be hard to imagine that there was ever a time in American history when terrorist and criminal bombings were as commonplace as today's daily acts of gang violence. But for more than a century, long before the words 'Al Qaeda' or 'ISIS' ever became part of our national media lexicon, bombings have played a significant part in American crime annals, including right here in Southern California. There were car and truck bombs, mail bombs, suicide-homicide bombers, train and airplane bombi...