The first time the word terrorism was used to describe an act of political violence
against civilians, the group that killed civilians was proud of their attempts at political
change. The group was:
Al-Qaeda's attacks on 9/11 on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and
Shanksville.
The Germans wanted communism in their country during the Cold War.
Al-Qaeda when they bombed the US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in the
1990s.
The new French government, following the French revolution.