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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.
Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania (10 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Attempted assassinations of presidents of the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
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]
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 ...
The 16th president of the United States was killed in Washington, D.C. while watching a play with his wife in 1865. James Garfield The 20th president was shot while walking to the train station in ...
Assassinations of presidents of the United States (7 C, 2 P) A. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ... Failed assassination attempts in the United States (2 C, 18 P) G.
Two presidents have also survived assassination attempts after leaving office. One, president-elect Donald Trump, is set to return to the White House in January, winning his re-election bid months ...
After the assassination attempt, Jerry Parr was hailed as a hero. [13] He received Congressional commendations for his actions, and was named one of four "Top Cops" in the U.S. by Parade magazine. [101] He later wrote about the assassination attempt in his autobiography, calling it both the best and the worst day of his life. [102]