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American Assassinations: When the Country Kills Its Leaders
Four presidents killed by gunfire. At least seven more survived. From Lincoln in 1865 to Reagan in 1981 — the full history of political violence against American leaders.
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The Ones Who Survived: Reagan Ford Teddy Roosevelt and the Near-Misses
At least seven presidents survived assassination attempts — including Reagan shot within an inch of his heart and Ford targeted twice in 17 days in 1975.
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RFK: The Second Kennedy to Die by Assassination
Robert Kennedy was shot in the Ambassador Hotel kitchen in Los Angeles on June 5 1968 minutes after winning the California primary — and died the next morning.
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JFK: The Assassination That Broke America's Brain
Kennedy was shot in Dealey Plaza on November 22 1963 — and the murder of his accused killer two days later created a vacuum 60 years of conspiracy theories still fill.
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William McKinley: The Anarchist's Bullet
McKinley was shot September 6 1901 at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo by anarchist Leon Czolgosz — and died eight days later from gangrene.
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James Garfield: Killed by a Man Who Wanted a Government Job
Garfield was shot July 2 1881 and survived the bullet — then died 79 days later from infections his own doctors caused probing the wound.
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Abraham Lincoln: The Shot That Changed the Country
Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre on April 14 1865 — and his death handed Andrew Johnson the presidency and accelerated the collapse of Reconstruction.