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Assassinations and Assassination Attempts

Assassination is the act of murdering a well-known figure by surprise attack.

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Did JFK's assassination traumatize Jackie?

Probably. Her husband got his brains blown out sitting next to her; who wouldn't be traumatized?

Assassination attempt on Viceroy Lord Minto?

assassination attempt was made on Lord Minto by extremist Hindus because they were angered on the partition of Bengal .

What are five other names for anthrax?

To my knowlege there are three other names.

  • Woolsorter's disease
  • Black bane
  • Ragpicker's disease

What was Abraham Lincoln doing on the assassination date?

President Lincoln and the first lady were watching a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC when he was shot.

Did Booth lie about killing Lincoln?

No. There were many witnesses who saw the murder. He was chased for about a week, then was shot in a barn.

Is it true that Ferdinand's assassination was a conspiracy with a group of people including the driver and Princip was just the one who shot him?

== == Yes and no. Gavrilo Princip was connected to a secret organization in Serbia called the Black Hand (or "Unification or Death") which wanted all the lands populated by South Slavs to be under one government. Most of these places, aside from Serbia, were part of Austria-Hungary before World War I. The Black Hand apparently recruited a number of Bosnian students, including Gavrilo Princip, to assassinate Franz Ferdinand, and provided them with weapons and support. The Archduke was the heir to the Austrian throne and also an important reformer in the Habsburg government who wanted to reorganize the empire to give its Slav subjects more say. Serbia absolutely did not want this to happen, because that would mean that it would be less of an influence on Slavic nationalists in Austria-Hungary.

Franz Ferdinand was inspecting the Austrian army in Sarajevo on an important Serbian holiday, Vidovdan, when he was assassinated. Princip's group had five chances to kill him along his route (they were spread out along it) and they screwed up all five times, although one of them wounded a bunch of people with a bomb. Franz Ferdinand continued to the town hall where there was going to be a reception, but afterwards decided to visit some of the victims of the bombing in a hospital instead of leaving the city as he had planned. Princip was in a shop getting a sandwich when he saw the Archduke's car coming by (it had taken a wrong turn). So he shot him and attempted to shoot the governor of Bosnia but got the Archduke's wife instead.

So yes, there was a conspiracy, but it was a nationalist conspiracy supported by Serbia and didn't involve anyone in Austria-Hungary. The driver was definitely not involved (in fact, he was rewarded by the last emperor Charles I). He was a Czech named Leopold Lojka and he had no reason to want Franz Ferdinand dead (he certainly didn't seem to be a nationalist, but even if he had been, Czech nationalists rather liked Franz Ferdinand at that point), and it's reasonable to think that he just took a wrong turn because he hadn't gotten the change in plans. The Black Hand and other Serbian nationalists wanted to kill Franz Ferdinand purely because of his political beliefs and his status as the heir apparent -- nobody had any idea it would start World War I.

Which shot did what in the the Kennedy assassination?

Oswald's first bullet missed and spanged off the asphalt, drawing Connally's attention (he turns his head rapidly to see what it was). Either this bullet or part of #3 then sent a chip of concrete into the face of an onlooker down the street.

Oswald's second bullet passed through Kennedy and Connally, lodging in his leg until it came out and was found at the hospital. This bullet was referred to as "magic", as the crude forensics of the day kept people from realizing it traveled in an almost straight line, being slowed by passing through soft tissue and so sustaining minimal injury to itself.

Oswald's third bullet struck Kennedy at between Zapruder frame 312 and Zapruder frame 313. This knocked his head forward and down about 3" in 1/18th of a second. The right side of his skull then sprayed forwards and to the right, mostly, causing his head to be forced back and to the left. This bullet left a clear entry wound or "bevel", in the rear of his skull, proving beyond doubt it came from the rear. This bullet fragmented and bits were found in the car. Part of it may have cleared the windshield, and as I mentioned, slightly wounded an onlooker.

Some like to pretend that this final shot came from the Grassy Knoll, from Kennedy's front right, but no bullet came out the left side of his skull. In any case, there was a concrete wall between the suspected sniper's nest, and JFK, at the moment the third shot was fired, so it it simply not possible for this to be correct. Some like to claim, because of a uselessly blurry photograph, that this fictional sniper was a policeman, called "Badgeman" from a badge shaped smear on the photo in question. However, if this blur is a person, this person is the size of a cat.

How were the assassinations of Yitzhak Rabin and Anwar Sadat similar?

They were killed by a gun shot.

Although that is correct.. there's alot more to it, in 1981, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat was assassinated. Like, Rabin he was killed at a public function by religious extremists opposed to his Noble Prize-winning efforts to promote peace in the middle east.

Why was Lincoln's assassination turn him into a martyr?

Lincoln's assassination turned him into a martyr because he had accomplished a lot to better this nation and because he was loved by millions of people, even many Southerners. The man who killed him did it for political and personal reasons. People really loathed him for killing Abraham Lincoln. He was finally captured and punished.

How many assassination attempts were there against the Prophet Mohummad pbuh?

No one is sure exactly how many assassination attempts were against the Prophet Mohummad pbuh; we only know there were many. His biggest act of forgiveness and kindness was that he refused to have any of his potential assassinators put to death.

Why was lincolns assassination so surprising?

There had never been an assassination of a president before. However, it started a fad.

What gun did Fanya Yefimovna Kaplan use to kill Vladimir Lenin?

Good question- with no clear answer. First, Fanny Kaplan did not kill Lenin. He lived several years after the event in 1918. Secondly, it is now questioned whether she actually shot him- or if this was a staged event for political purposes. The firearm is question is referred to as a "Browning revolver". However, Browning did not make revolvers- they made automatic pistols. A likely candidate is a Browning 1900 or a Browning 1910 pistol. However, I have no definitive answer for the make, model or caliber of the gun supposedly used. Sorry.

How did John F. Kennedy die and was it controversial?

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 at aged 46. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime. Oswald was murder two days later by Jack Ruby. Various groups believed that Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy. However, the FBI and the Warren Commission officially concluded that Oswald was the lone assassin.

When was Ralph Bunche assassinated?

Ralph Bunche died of natural causes on December 9th, 1971.

Which president was assassinated for being a tyrant?

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth for being what Wilkes claimed a "tyrant against the South." Wilkes shot Lincoln in the head at the Ford Theater.

Who was father garnett?

farther garnett was a priest that helped the plotters escape but he was caught and executed