Seige at Washington Monument

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Summary

Smithsonian buildings are evacuated at 1 p.m. because of a bomb threat at the Washington Monument. SI buildings away from the Mall, as well as the National Gallery of Art, remain open during the incident.

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, "The Torch," January 1983, p. 1, 12.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

December 8, 1982

Topic

  • Closings
  • Bombs
  • Accidents

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