The Mad Bomber places his first bomb at the Con-Ed power plant in Manhattan. November 16, 1940:  George Metesky a/k/a the "Mad Bomber"  places his first bomb at the Consolidated Edison power plant in Manhattan NY.  The bomb was placed in a toolbox and left on a window sill of the power plant.  It was a brass pipe bomb filled with gunpowder and an … [Read more...]