Abraham Lincoln
If the assassination was ordered by someone who knew that the victim had notoriety, it can still be called an assassination. If a person acting alone kills someone on purpose and has no idea that the person is famous, it technically doesn't qualify as an assassination.
Here is an example sentence: "John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the victim of an assassination in the 1960's.
April 15,1865 was the date. Abraham Lincoln was the victim. He was shot the preceding evening.
James Garfield was the second US president to fall victim to an assassin.
An assassination means the victim dies. An assassination attempt is when the political figure survives. President Reagan's shooting by Jon Hinckley Jr. was an attempt, as were two attempts on Gerald Ford, although Ford was not injured in either case.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the victim and Gavrilo Princip was the shooter.
it stopped everything
Henry Clay Frick does not seem to have ever been robbed, but he was the victim of an assassination attempt in 1892.
The emperor Commodus was a victim of a conspiracy and was strangled by his wrestling partner, Narcissus.The emperor Commodus was a victim of a conspiracy and was strangled by his wrestling partner, Narcissus.The emperor Commodus was a victim of a conspiracy and was strangled by his wrestling partner, Narcissus.The emperor Commodus was a victim of a conspiracy and was strangled by his wrestling partner, Narcissus.The emperor Commodus was a victim of a conspiracy and was strangled by his wrestling partner, Narcissus.The emperor Commodus was a victim of a conspiracy and was strangled by his wrestling partner, Narcissus.The emperor Commodus was a victim of a conspiracy and was strangled by his wrestling partner, Narcissus.The emperor Commodus was a victim of a conspiracy and was strangled by his wrestling partner, Narcissus.The emperor Commodus was a victim of a conspiracy and was strangled by his wrestling partner, Narcissus.
to allow the south to continue fighting the war
The difference between between a murder and an assassination is that an assassination is always for political purpose. Abe was the first president assassinated because the south wanted the north to have nobody to rule. A murder is for a many different reasons but not political.
Rumors of President Lincoln being a target for assassination started before he was ever sworn into office. The succession of the South started these rumors.