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President James A. Garfield with James G. Blaine after being shot by Charles J. Guiteau. The assassination of James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, began at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:20 AM on Saturday, July 2, 1881, less than four months after he took office.
Since the office was established in 1789, 45 individuals have served as president of the United States. [a] Of these, eight have died in office: [1] four were assassinated, and four died of natural causes. In each of these instances, the vice president has succeeded to the presidency.
Since then, several American politicians have been assassinated while being elected or appointed to office, or were candidates for public office. Out of these, four were president of the United States, the earliest of which being Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and the most recent being John F. Kennedy in 1963. [1]
In chronological order, an in-depth look at the history of presidential assassination attempts in the United States: January 30, 1835: Andrew Jackson. Assailant: Richard Lawrence. Method of attack ...
Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated, shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, as he and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, attended a special performance of the comedy “Our American ...
Assassinated in Columbus, Georgia for his pro-African-American actions. First murder victim of the Klan in state. 22 October 1868: James M. Hinds, U.S. Representative from Arkansas: George Clark Killed by a Ku Klux Klan member as part of intimidation of Republicans. 2 July 1881: James A. Garfield, President of the United States Charles J. Guiteau
Four out of 45 US presidents have been assassinated over the course of American history. But many more chief executives escaped assassination attempts thanks to heroic bystanders, diligent guards ...
Part of the 1986 United States bombing of Libya. [1] Saddam Hussein: President of Iraq: 2003-03-19: Dora Farm Complex, Dora, Baghdad: Iraq: Iraq: Air strike. The George W. Bush Presidency authorized the U.S. military to launch "decapitation strikes", prior to the invasion of Iraq. [22] [23] Ahmad Shah: Leader of an anti-coalition militia (ACM ...