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Assassinations and Assassination Attempts
Assassination is the act of murdering a well-known figure by surprise attack.
679 Questions
Was John F. Kennedy killed by a group of people or only one person?
By one. Both shots that hit him came from the rear, toward where Lee Harvey Oswald and his rifle were.
How do you assassination in halo reach?
to assassinate like in halo 3 just press the B button to do what i call a super assassination which is the new kind for reach press and hold the B button when you come across some poor unsuspecting soul.
Did the Northerners believe that it was the Confederates that conspired to assassinated Lincoln?
Most likely, yes. Since Lincoln was assassinated by a Confederate sympathizer, and there was a broader conspiracy to assassinate other officials (Andrew Johnson and William Seward), it does seem logical that that would've been what they thought.
Why did Charles Guiteau want an Ivory rather than wood handled pistol?
Because it would look prettier in a museum display about President James A. Garfield's assasination.
How was jfk killed and what was he killed with and can you see a video?
JFK Was Killed by a 6.5×52mm Carcano Model 91/38. He was shot Once to the neck, and once to the head which fatally killed him. And yes, there is avideo. Its called the "Zapruder Film"
Was the assassination of JFK live?
The motorcade was not being televised at the time. Later, the government found (and later released) the Zapruder film, which shows the assassination.
Were there any political assassinations in the US between 1968 and December 2000?
Between 1968, which saw the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr and Robert Kennedy, and December of 2000, there were the following political assassinations in the United States:
- December 4, 1969 - Fred Hampton, Deputy Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party was killed by law officers from several different agencies. It has been widely accepted that this was an assassination.
- November 6, 1973 - Marcus Foster, Oakland CA School District Superintendent in Oakland was assassinated by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army.
- June 13, 1976 - Don Bolles, an investigative reporter for Arizona Republic, was assassinated with a car bomb, by two killers with alleged Mafia ties.
- September 21, 1976 - Orlando Letelier, who had been the Chilean ambassador to the United States, was killed in Washington DC by agents of the Chilean Secret Police.
- November 27, 1978 - George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, San Francisco supervisor were killed by Dan White in San Francisco City Hall because White was upset over losing his job.
- June 18, 1984 - Alan Berg, a radio talk-show host, was killed by Neo-nazis.
- October 15, 1984 - Henry Liu, a Taiwanese-American writer was killed, allegedly by Kuomintang agents.
- October 11, 1985 - Alex Odeh, an Arab-American anti-discrimination activist, was killed by a bomb at his office in Santa Ana, California. The assassin has not been brought to justice.
- April 29, 1986 - Alejandro González Malavé, an undercover policeman in Puerto Rico, was assassinated, apparently because of his involvement in a case relating to the deaths of revolutionaries, in which he was charged, but found not guilty.
- November 5, 1990 - Meir David Kahane, a member of the Israeli Knesset and founder of the Jewish Defense League, was shot to death by Arab gunmen.
- May 21, 1991 - Ioan P. Culianu, a professor at the University of Chicago, was assassinated in Chicago, possibly because of his political writings.
- March 10, 1993 - David Gunn, an abortion doctor was murdered by Michael Griffin, a religious terrorist.
- July 29, 1994 - John Britton, another abortion doctor, was murdered by anti-abortion activist Paul Jennings Hill.
- October 23, 1998 - Barnett Slepian, also an abortion doctor, was murdered by anti-abortion activist James Charles Koop.
In addition, there were a number of attempts that failed.
May 12, 1972- Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, Shot by Arthur Herman Bremer, at Laurel, MD, Wallace paralized from waist down
Feb. 22, 1974- President Richard Nixon, Sam Byke attempted to hijack plane and crash into White House, Plane never took off, Byke killed self after being shot several times
Sept. 5, 1975- President Gerald Ford, shots fired by Lynette Alice(Squeaky) Fromme, at Sacremento, CA, Ford not injured
Sept. 22, 1975- President Gerald Ford, Shot fired by Sarah Jane Moore, at San Francisco, CA, Ford not injured
May 5, 1979- President Richard Nixon, Raymond Lee Harvey arrested for carrying pistol, claimed he and another man were hired to create diversion so Mexicans could shoot Carter, Los Angelas, CA, Carter not injured
May 29, 1980- Civil Rights Leader Vernon E. Jordan Jr., Shot by Joseph Paul Franklin, Fort Wayne, IN, Critically Injured
March 30, 1981- President Ronald Reagan, Shot by John Hinckley Jr., Washington, D.C., Shot in lung, Recovered
October 29, 1994- President Bill Clinton, Shots fired by Francisco Martin Duran, fired 29 shots from Pennsylvania avenue, fired at a group of men in dark suits, assuming Clinton was one of them, he was watching a football game in the White House, Washington D.C., No one was injured
How did Michal help David escape Saul's assassination attempt?
In 1 Samuel 19, Michal first warns David of the threat to his life and helps him to escape the spies by letting him down from a window. She then " took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth." (v13). Saul's messengers were told David was sick, and were later shown 'David' in bed when the deception was then realized. However, by then, David had successfully escaped to Ramah.
Advantages of 22cal rg 14 revolver?
1. You will have to list something to compare it to.
2. The RG-14 is a .22 LR caliber, six shot blued revolver with an alloy frame, plastic grips, made in various barrel lengths, mostly 17/8 inch and 3 inches.
It was manufactured by Rhom, and assembled in Germany.
It was imported by FIE for a time.
The revolver is small, cheap at 50-100 USD, and works. In 1980 the MSRP was 66 US dollars. The double action trigger pull is heavy.
As a side note, John Hinckley Jr used an RG 14 revolver with a 3 inch barrel to shoot President Reagan, Jim Brady and others in an assassination attempt in 1981.
While no one was killed, it is amazing that everyone fell down (they were not aggressors) , even though the .22 LR "devastator" cartridges used did not explode except in the case of Brady.
How did Lincoln's assassination affect reconstruction?
Upon Lincolnâ??s assassination, Vice President Andrew Johnson became president. A man with southern allegiance and no love for the former slaves, Johnson immediately stopped penalizing the south for their rebellion. Hundreds of former Confederate officers were granted pardons, property was returned to southern plantation owners and he rendered the Freedmen's Bureau powerless. Furthermore, in 1865, he declared Reconstruction was now over.
What was the year of the assassination of President Garfield?
The assassnation was on 2 July 1881 but he did not die until 19 September 1881.
The Warren Commission concluded that John F. Kennedy had been killed by?
a lone assassin. As opposed to several assassins.
Is Philippines a part of Gondwanaland?
The Philippines is an independent nation in the Pacific Ocean south of Japan, so, 'no'.
Why did JFK's assassination effect America?
Because so many people identified him as a symbol of the future, and they didn't think presidents were likely to be assassinated in modern times.
On the night of Lincoln's assassination which two guests were with him?
On the night of his assassination, President Lincoln and his wife Mary were attending a play, Our American Cousin, at Ford's Theater in Washington DC. His guests were an Army officer, Major Henry Rathbone, and his fiancee, Clara Harris.
After John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln, Rathbone tried to stop him, but Booth used a knife to badly cut his arm; Rathbone was however able to trip up Booth, causing him to break his leg as he tried to escape. Rathbone felt guilty for being unable to stop Booth and eventually went insane. In 1883, he murdered his wife, Clara, and unsuccessfully tried to murder his children and then himself. He spent the rest of his life in an insane asylum in Germany (where he was living at the time of Clara's death).
Who died just before Thanksgiving in 1963?
John F. Kennedy was shot and killed a few weeks before Thanksgiving in the year od 1963
What is Tommy Wiseu's home address?
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How many types of assassins are there?
- Type 1 assassins are defined as being motivated by high-profile reasons, like politics or religion. John Wilkes Booth was motivated to assassinate Abraham Lincoln as means of upturning restored order to the U.S. after the fall of the Confederacy.
- Type 2 assassins are defined as being egocentric and motivated to commit their crimes in order to gain recognition. Charles Guiteau was egocentric and motivated to assassinate James A. Garfield after his requests to become a U.S. ambassador were turned down.
- Type 3 assassins are defined as being psychopaths and sociopaths whose methods were disorganized. Charles Manson was a sociopath who ordered the members of his Manson Family to kill everyone in 10050 Cielo Drive, including actress Sharon Tate.
- Type 4 assassins are defined as being delusional. Mark David Chapman was stated to be delusional at the time of his murder of John Lennon.
What is the controversy surrounding the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination?
James Earl Ray had to have been financed by someone or some group that has never been identified or named beyond that of the mysterious "Raoul".
Who attempted the last assassination on Hitler?
i believe it was two English soldiers who dressed up as tow German soldiers and placed a bomb in a briefcase and put it next to Hitler in a conference with German genrals this plan failed because someone moved the bomb to the other side and Hitler got out of death with a broken thumb
The last German attempt to kill Hitler was opperation Valkerie that took place in 1944 under the leadership of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. He planted a briefcase containing a bomb into a conference that Hitler was attending. The opperation failed due to a number of things, firstly someone moved the position of the case so that the wooden table shielded Hitler, also the room in which the conference was held was changed at the last minute meaning that the impact of the explosion was not as sever.
