The rally coincides with the 30th anniversary of a siege just outside of Waco between religious extremists, a sect known as the Branch Davidians led by David Koresh, and the federal government.

For years, Waco has been repackaged to reach Americans who came of age after the siege, often through a pop-culture lens that celebrates the Branch Davidians’ defiance against the government and ...

Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols carried out the Oklahoma City Bombing on the second anniversary of the Waco fire and cited the siege as justification for their attack, which killed 168 people.

Charismatic "cult" leader David Koresh was the head of the Branch Davidians, and was killed in April 1993 by government agents during a raid on his Waco, Tx. compound following a 51-day standoff ...

It’s been nearly 30 years since the Waco massacre, and America is still trying to unpack what happened. On April 19th, 1993, the U.S. Federal Government conducted a siege on a compound that was ...

AP Photo/Waco Tribune Herald ; Greg Smith/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty This 1998 file photo shows Branch Davidian leader David Koresh in a police line-up following a gun battle with former Davidians ...

The anniversaries of three American tragedies are this weekend. Friday marks 31 years since the end of the siege in Waco, Texas, and the 29th since the Oklahoma City bombing. Saturday will be the ...

House committees examined events surrounding the deadly 1993 siege carried out by the federal government and other law enforcement agencies at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas.

Graphic Organizer: Congress Investigates - Waco Siege (Google Doc) In Google, choose "File" then "Make a Copy" to get your own copy. You can make any needed adjustments in the instructions such as ...