At 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, a bomb exploded in a truck parked at the north entrance of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring approximately 850 in the worst single act of domestic terrorism in the U.S. prior to 9/11. Out of the wreckage, a city united to grieve and rebuild. Now, victims, witnesses, and first responders give their accounts of what happened on that fateful day in #OklahomaCityBombingOneDayInAmerica. Premiering Wednesday

On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh ignited a truck bomb outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, including 19 children. #AnAmericanBombingHBO: The Road to April 19th explores the surge in anti-government ideals and political violence in the 1980s, leading to the Oklahoma City bombing and continuing today. It was an honor to executive produce this insightful and extremely important film that’s available to stream on Max beginning April 16. HBO HBO Docume

After the tragedy in Oklahoma City, a string of fortunate events helped investigators uncover the location of Timothy McVeigh. | National Geographic TV