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1968: Martin Luther King Killed by Sniper

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1968: Martin Luther King Killed by Sniper

Famous African-American human rights activist – Martin Luther King – was assassinated on this day in 1968 ...

Famous African-American human rights activist – Martin Luther King – was assassinated on this day in 1968 with a shot from a sniper rifle. The assassination happened while King was on the second-floor ...

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1986: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme Murdered on the Street

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1986: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme Murdered on the Street

One of the most controversial murders in history happened on this day. An unknown person killed Swedish P ...

One of the most controversial murders in history happened on this day. An unknown person killed Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme when one evening he was returning home from the cinema with his wife. ...

February 28, 2020
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Did you know George W. Bush was nearly assassinated in 2005?

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Did you know George W. Bush was nearly assassinated in 2005?

On 10 May 2005, 28-year-old Vladimir Arutyunian, a Georgian citizen of Armenian ethnicity, threw a live h ...

On 10 May 2005, 28-year-old Vladimir Arutyunian, a Georgian citizen of Armenian ethnicity, threw a live hand grenade at U.S. president George W. Bush and Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili while t ...

February 13, 2020
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1981: Egyptian President and Nobel Prize Winner Killed

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1981: Egyptian President and Nobel Prize Winner Killed

Egyptian president Sadat was a thorn in the side of Arab ultra-nationalists due to his peacemaking action ...

Egyptian president Sadat was a thorn in the side of Arab ultra-nationalists due to his peacemaking actions in Palestine. For his efforts in reconciling the Arabs and Jews, he was even awarded the Nobe ...

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1940: Leon Trotsky Fatally Wounded

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1940: Leon Trotsky Fatally Wounded

Famous communist Leon Trotsky was assassinated on this day. The assassination took place in Mexico, where ...

Famous communist Leon Trotsky was assassinated on this day. The assassination took place in Mexico, where Trotsky had been living since he was exiled from the USSR after losing a power struggle to Sta ...

August 20, 2019
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