CITY OF DEL CITY – HISTORY

Del City is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 22,128.

* Home of the Del City Eagles

The Founder of this city was George Epperly. His dream for Del City came to life in 1948. It is the proud home of two-time Olympic gold medalist wrestler John Smith. Exhibits here are the Oklahoma County and Western Museum, Del City Preservation and Historical Society, and War Memorial, these exhibits reflect a rich history and honor for the veterans and hometown soldiers who lost their lives serving the United States.

Terrorism : Systematic use of violence, terror, and intimidation to achieve an end.

History of Terrorism

The events of 9/11 and daily news from the Middle East might make terrorism seem like a modern problem. Unfortunately, it has a long and bloody history. Terror as a weapon began almost with the history of man. The word terrorism was first used in France in the late 1700s and early eighteenth century.

Leaders of the French Revolution used terror to force people to submit to their authority. In what was called the "Reign of Terror," citizens were locked up, tortured, and guillotined. French scholars of the time defined terrorism as "the system or rule of terror."