Assassination Attempts timeline
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Gunpowder Plot - Guy Fawkes Day
The Gunpowder Conspiracy of 1605, as it was then known, (also known as The Powder Treason or The Gunpowder Plot) was a failed assassination attempt... Read more
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Fanny Kaplan Attempts to Assassinate Vladimir Lenin
According to official accounts, on August 30, 1918, Lenin was speaking at a Moscow factory called "Hammer and Sickle". As Lenin left the building... Read more
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Lynnette Fromm Attempts to Assassinate President Gerald Ford
Ford faced two assassination attempts during his presidency, occurring within three weeks of each other: while in Sacramento, California on... Read more
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Sara Jane Moore Attempts to Assassinate President Ford Shortly Following a Similar Incident
Sara Jane Moore, a former FBI informant with connections to various radical groups, today attempted to assassinate President Ford as he left the... Read more
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Attempted Assassination of US President Ronald Reagan
The Reagan assassination attempt occurred on March 30, 1981, just 69 days into the presidency of Ronald Reagan. While leaving a speaking engagement... Read more
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Shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Following Inclusion on Sarah Palin's 'Hit List'
Giffords, who has been in Congress since 2006 and is Arizona's first Jewish representative, is married to astronaut Mark Kelly. (Click for that... Read more
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Sarah Palin Offers Condolences Following Tucson Shooting
Sarah Palin, who's been taking flak because of a SarahPac map that put Gabrielle Giffords' district in its crosshairs (literally), issued a quick... Read more
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Surgeon Optimistic Giffords Will Survive
Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is out of surgery after being shot while hosting a public event today, and a Tucson surgeon said he was... Read more
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Jared Loughner Charged in Tucson Shooting
Federal prosecutors today charged Jared Lee Loughner with two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder, reports the Arizona Republic.... Read more
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Sales of Glock Pistols Surge After Use in Tucson Shooting
In the any-publicity-is good-publicity-department: Sales of semiautomatic Glock pistols like that used in the Gabrielle Giffords shooting have... Read more
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Tucson Holds Catholic Mass for Nine-Year-Old Christina Taylor Green, Killed in Tucson Shooting
Tucson's citizens gathered by the hundreds last night, crowded under the roof of the Catholic church where Christina Taylor Green used to sing in... Read more
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Lougner's Parents Release Statement Expressing Sorrow and Confusion
This is a very difficult time for us. We ask the media to respect our privacy. There are no words that can possibly express how we feel. We wish... Read more
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Loughner's Ex-Girlfriend Says She Knew Him as "Completely Normal"
When Kelsey Hawkes dated Jared Loughner he liked to play clarinet and Super Mario Bros. They did their homework together. They shared a love of... Read more
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Off Ventilator for the First Time
Another milestone for Gabrielle Giffords: Doctors today took her off a ventilator for the first time since last week's shooting, reports CNN. They... Read more
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Gabrielle Giffords' Condition Upgraded to 'Serious'
More good news for Gabrielle Giffords: Doctors upgraded her from critical to serious condition today, the Arizona Republic reports. A spokesperson... Read more
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Jared Loughner Indicted in Tucson Shooting
The first indictments against Jared Lee Loughner came out today, with plenty more to follow. The indictments from a federal grand jury charge him... Read more
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Gabrielle Giffords Moved from Hospital to Rehab Center
Giffords’ husband, mother, and staff members were expected to ride alongside her in the air ambulance, the Arizona Republic reports. US Capitol... Read more
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Jared Loughner Pleads Not Guilty in Tucson Shooting
Jared Lee Loughner has pleaded "not guilty" in a Phoenix courthouse Monday to federal charges that he attempted to kill Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and... Read more
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Grand Jury Indicts Jared Loughner on 46 News Charges in Giffords Shooting
Jared Lee Loughner was charged on new counts that include the murders of US District Judge John Roll and Giffords aide Gabe Zimmerman, according to... Read more
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Gabrielle Giffords Husband, Mark Kelly, Retiring from NASA to Write Memoir with Wife
Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, will write a book about their lives and the Arizona shooting rampage that seriously... Read more
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US Justice Department Claims Disruption of Iran-Backed Plot on Saudi Envoy 's Life
The U.S. Justice Department says it has broken up a plot involving an elite Iranian military unit to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to... Read more
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Gabrielle Giffords Speaks Publicly for First Time
For the many Americans who have been following the story of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) as she recovers from being shot in the head last... Read more
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Ortega-Hernandez Charged with Attempted Assassination
Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, made his first court appearance before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh on Thursday, one... Read more
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Gabrielle Giffords Serves Thanksgiving Dinner at Military Base
US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords serves Thanksgiving dinner at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base with her husband Mark Kelly in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday,... Read more