First aerial bombardment of a city in the Americas: June 16 1955

On June 16, at noon of autumn 1955, aircrafts from the Marine Aviation and Aeronautics, making his baptism of fire, flew over downtown and downloaded tons of ordnance on civilians. The bombing left 372 dead (75 children among them), numbers never confirmed, as in Guernica, hiding the effects of the slaughter, and over 2,000 wounded, including almost a hundred crippled for the rest of his life.
Now, you can visit a Monument to the Victims of such a criminal episode in the history of the continent.
It's located behind the "Casa Rosada" (Argentine Presidential Palace) on Hipolito Irigoyen Street.



Monument to the Victims of Buenos Aires Bombing in 1955, made by Nora Patrich. Title: "De los cielos los vieron llegar" (They saw them coming from the skies). Behind Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires. Argentina