On this day
May 16
Only day-precision events appear here — fuzzy dates never fake an anniversary.
1918key event
Hampton Smith shot and killed
Mary Turner Lynching (May 19, 1918)1918
murder
Mary Turner Lynching (May 19, 1918)1986key event
David and Doris Young initiate hostage-taking at Cokeville Elementary School
Cokeville Elementary School bombing1986key event
Bomb detonates in classroom
Cokeville Elementary School bombing1986
David Young dies in explosion
Cokeville Elementary School bombing1986
Doris Young dies in explosion
Cokeville Elementary School bombing1986key event
discovery / report of the crime
Cokeville Elementary School bombing1986key event
offense
Cokeville Elementary School bombing1986key event
discovery
Cokeville Elementary School bombing1986key event
Debbie Green shot at Grand View Lounge
Colorado Springs five-person shooting spree1986
David Young and Doris Young die from the blast; all 152 surviving hostages rescued, 79 with injuries
Cokeville Elementary School bombing1986key event
James Roepke shot at Grand View Lounge
Colorado Springs five-person shooting spree1986key event
Robert Kuretich shot and grazed at Grand View Lounge
Colorado Springs five-person shooting spree1986key event
Grand View Lounge set on fire
Colorado Springs five-person shooting spree1986key event
Sandra Howard shot at Kwik-Way convenience store
Colorado Springs five-person shooting spree1986key event
Elaine Sindlesecker shot at Kwik-Way convenience store
Colorado Springs five-person shooting spree1986
David and Doris Young arrive at Cokeville Elementary School at 1:00 PM and initiate hostage-taking
Cokeville Elementary School bombing1986
Gerald Deppe and Doyle Mendenhall handcuffed outside; 136 children and 18 adults held in a single classroom
Cokeville Elementary School bombing1986key event
Joanne McNamara shot at Grand View Lounge
Colorado Springs five-person shooting spree1986
Plan reported to town authorities by David Young's daughter
Cokeville Elementary School bombing