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July Plot

July Plot: Background Since the late 1930s, there had been repeated attempts by various groups in the German resistance to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazis. As time went on, Hitler became increasingly suspicious and more heavily guarded, and often changed his schedule at the last minute. Did you know? In the 2008 movie […]

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Huey Long (1893-1935) was the charismatic populist governor of Louisiana. He was tremendously popular with the citizens of Louisiana, and used his charm to put together a near dictatorship in the state. He was assassinated in 1935 by Carl Austin Weiss.

Huey Long

HUEY LONG: EARLY YEARS Long was born on August 30, 1893, in rural north central Louisiana, the seventh child in his family. His hometown of Winnfield was in one of the poorest parishes in the state, but the Longs, farmers with livestock, were relatively well off. Long was known for his avid reading, photographic memory […]

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Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, and his wife Sophie riding in an open carriage at Sarajevo shortly before their assassination.

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How a Wrong Turn Started World War I

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand might not have happened but for an odd coincidence that placed him right in front of his assassin’s gun.

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The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C, 1865. (Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

How Presidential Assassinations Changed U.S. Politics

Four sitting U.S. presidents have been felled by gunfire. Each time, important reforms and a new political era followed.

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A view through a rifle scope aimed from the window of the Texas Schoolbook Depository shows a convertible car during a Warren Report story in 1967. (Credit: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)

What Physics Reveals About the JFK Assassination

A study suggests the ‘grassy knoll’ JFK assassination theory is bogus.

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Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, and his wife Sophie riding in an open carriage at Sarajevo shortly before their assassination.

Did Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination Cause World War I?

The causes of World War I have been debated since it ended—but the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was an early catalyst.

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2007

Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto assassinated

Middle Eastern History
1919

Revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata assassinated in Mexico

Latin American History
1975

Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme sentenced to life for assassination attempt

Crime
1995

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated

Crime
1900

Italian American assassinates Italian king

Crime
1982

John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan, found not guilty

1980s
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