I see those as the defining teachable moments in time. We've only gone down as a society as each "lie at all costs for a central control good" comes along. If the twin towers 9/11 event took place at night instead of on a clear sunny day at 9:00AM EDT, they would have claimed a meteor shower damaged the planes, sending them out of control into the Trade Center Towers.
You can add OKC to that list.
Don’t forget the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge...
The murder of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum....
we live in tyranny...