https://theamericanmercury.org/2011/01/american-revolutionary-patriots-invented-ieds/ Founded by H.L. Mencken in 1924 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:34:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://theamericanmercury.org/2011/01/american-revolutionary-patriots-invented-ieds/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:34:36 +0000 https://theamericanmercury.org/?p=1077#comment-185 Actually, the first recorded use of an explosive device as an IED appears to be Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot in 1605. Fawkes was recruited by British Catholics for his military capabilities, and secreted several thousand pounds of black powder beneath Parliament. He was interdicted just as he was preparing to ignite the fuse.

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