Black Tom explosion

munitions explosion via sabotage
Event sabotage Q195216
Black Tom explosion
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Black Tom explosion

Summary

Black Tom explosion is a sabotage[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of sabotage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,482 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black Tom explosion is located in Jersey City[3].
  • Black Tom explosion is in the country of United States[4].
  • Black Tom explosion's instance of is recorded as sabotage[5].
  • Black Tom explosion's instance of is recorded as explosion[6].
  • Black Tom explosion's instance of is recorded as state-sponsored terrorism[7].
  • Black Tom explosion took place at New York Harbor[8].
  • Black Tom explosion's Commons category is recorded as Black Tom explosion[9].
  • Black Tom explosion's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[10].
  • Black Tom explosion occurred on July 30, 1916[11].
  • Black Tom explosion was part of the conflict World War I[12].
  • Black Tom explosion's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.691472222222224, 'lon': -74.05516666666666}[13].
  • Black Tom explosion resulted in {'amount': '+4'} deaths[14].
  • Black Tom explosion resulted in {'amount': '+7'} deaths[15].
  • Black Tom explosion's damaged is recorded as Statue of Liberty[16].
  • Black Tom explosion's damaged is recorded as New York Harbor[17].
  • Black Tom explosion's damaged is recorded as Lower Manhattan[18].

Body

When and Where

Black Tom explosion took place on July 30, 1916[11]. It took place at New York Harbor[8]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

Black Tom explosion was part of the conflict World War I[12]. Recorded instance of include sabotage[5], explosion[6], and state-sponsored terrorism[7].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+4'}[14] and {'amount': '+7'}[15].

Why It Matters

Black Tom explosion ranks in the top 7% of sabotage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,482 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . fbi.gov. Retrieved . fbi.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participated in conflict World War I
    Instance of sabotage, explosion, state-sponsored terrorism
    Location New York Harbor
    Country United States
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537514805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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