One of the deadliest and most horrific terrorist incidents occurred in Bath, Michigan in May 1927. Forty-five people were killed during the incident, including the bomber. The bomber, 55-year-old Andrew Kehoe, was angry at a new tax imposed on the community to fund a new school. Andrew Kehoe was a member of the school board and custodian of the school. He also worked as a machinist and electrician. Throughout his adult life, Kehoe regularly campaigned for lower taxes. After a series of financial difficulties (losing his home and farm) and personal tragedies (his wife became chronically ill), Kehoe blamed his predicament on the new tax and the new school built. For several months, Kehoe carried an explosive called Pyrotol and more than 1,000 pounds of dynamite into the Bath school and hid them in floors, rafters and crawl spaces. Kehoe also arranged his house and farm in the same way and included devices made from containers filled with gas. Finally, Kehoe filled the back seat of his truck with dynamite and metal debris (tools, nails, rusty farm machinery parts, shovels), constructing an improvised explosive device (IED). On May 17, Kehoe killed his wife and blew up her vehicle. farm and house. Almost simultaneously, using a timed detonator; Kehoe detonated the explosive at Bath Consolidated School, killing 36 students and two teachers. After the school explosion, Kehoe drove his truck to the school and called the school principal to his car. Kehoe detonated the dynamite in his car, killing the superintendent and injuring several people and first responders at the scene. This incident is one of the first cases of domestic terrorism in the United States that received national and international ... middle of paper ...... terrorism? As a society, we are accustomed to initially associating horrific acts of violence against our citizens with an unknown face or organization in the Middle East. After the Oklahoma City bombing, a majority of Americans assumed that the attack was carried out by Middle Eastern terrorists and not a U.S. military veteran. Domestic terrorism is on the rise, the Boston Marathon bombers were legal permanent residents who grew and thrived in the United States. Yet they committed one of the most heinous acts of terrorism in retaliation for the United States' alleged crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. There is no face to terrorism, there are only people who believe their ideology is right and ours is wrong and some are so attached to their beliefs that they are willing to kill innocent bystanders and kill themselves to justify what they believe in..