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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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Why was Huey P Long shot?

Dr. Carl Weiss apparently had some unknown antagonism against Long for his control over the Louisiana state government. Weiss shot Long twice while they were in the corridors of the state capitol, on August 8, 1935. Weiss was killed by Long's bodyguards and Long died two days later.

What motivated the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr?

Racial intolerance, Power, White Power, Klan Power, bigotry or perhaps it was a paid hit job. Maybe it was a combination of several factors.

Who whispered to Caesar and then held his shoulders as a signal to start the assassination?

Brutus. Brutus had been engaged to Gaius´daughter but the engagement was cancelled for political reasons and she married Pompey. Brutus later betrayed him to Pompey but Caesar spared his life after the battle. This is why he was so suprised by Brutus collusion in his murder.

Why is president Lincoln's assassination considered a turning point in history?

Lincoln favored a gradual Reconstruction of the South, as did Andrew Johnson who succeeded him. But the Congressional version simply punished the South without actually solving the problem of how to bring freed slaves into the existing society. The animosity against the excesses of the Carpetbaggers made integration of blacks and whites even more contentious.

In a metaphysical sense, the death of Lincoln was almost a martyrdom after he preserved the integrity of the country and prepared it for its eventual destiny.

How could Lyndon B. Johnson be linked to the assassination of John F. Kennedy?

President Johnson was linked to the Kennedy assassination of Kennedy through the disclosures of his mistress, who he was with the night before.

But there is no firm, reliable physical evidence of any kind to tie him to it. After all, a mistress starts out by being dishonest and sneaking. She may not have said it (the media does lie) or may have had some reason to say it other than the truth. Some people will say anything to get their name in the papers, for example. Not enough is known about the whole situation to make this anything more than an unconfirmed anecdote.

Did the Jews assassinate King Faisal of Iraq?

No. King Faisal died on September 8, 1933, at the age of 48. The official cause of death was a heart attack while he was staying in Bern, Switzerland, for his general medical checkup.

What was the house that President Abraham Lincoln died in?

Lincoln didn't die in a house. When he was shot he was carried across the street from Fords Theater to a boarding house. He was laid on a bed in a room on the second floor of the house and died there at 7 AM the next morning after getting shot while attending a play at the theater. Today, you can visit the room and the theater.

What assassination was the start of world war 1?

It started of a guy named Gavrilo Princip.

World War I started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria- Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 by a member of the Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist secret society.

Who can prove lee Harvey oswald killed John F. Kennedy?

There is so much proof, it comes from more than one person. Try Googling "jfk assassination mcadams" as the McAdams .edu site is the best site on the net for real info about the assassination.

Was Lee Harvey Oswald gay?

There is some evidence to suggest he was.

In addition, Headquarters asked the Mexico City Station to bear in mind while interviewing Ruyle's source that Lee Harvey Oswald is a homosexual.12

This sentence is sourced to a dispatch from the CIA Director to the Mexico City Station.

What happened during the Robert Kennedy assassination?

Senator Robert Kennedy won the Democratic Presidential Primary of June 4, 1968 for the State of California, and the senator's victory speech was given in the Embassy Ballroom of Pasadena's Ambassador hotel in front of hundreds of supporters and national media. At the conclusion of his speech, which was approximately quarter past midnight of June 5, Senator Kennedy was escorted off the stage by Ambassador Maitre d' Karl Uecker and through the pantry area of the ballroom en route to a scheduled press briefing in the Colonial Room.

As he passed through the crowded pantry area, the senator turned to his left to shake hands with several members of the kitchen staff, including waiter Martin Petrusky and kitchen helper Jesus Perez. Shots were fired and a commotion ensued as several witnesses attempted to subdue and disarm the gunman while other witnesses were shot and injured.

Senator Kennedy fell to the ground, hit by three bullets: one to the rear of the head behind the right ear, one 7" below the top of the right shoulder, and a third that entered slightly to the right of number two and exited from the front of his chest. Although the gunman's approach (from the east) was oncoming to the path of Kennedy's travel, witness statements have revealed that the Senator's body was rotated well over 45 degrees toward the north-west (Kennedy's left) in order to greet the kitchen staff, resulting in entrance wounds from the right rear.

Senator Kennedy was pronounced dead at 1:44am at Good Samaritan Hospital. The gunman, later identified as Sirhan B. Sirhan, was held on a table by witnesses until taken into custody by the LAPD. Sirhan was tried and convicted for the murder of Robert Kennedy and the attempted murder of the five others who sustained gunshot injuries on June 5, 1968.

What event started rumors that Abraham Lincoln was a target for assassination?

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.

Was there an assassination attempt on gen george s Patton?

Conspiracy theorist say yes, but the fact remains that it was simply an automobile accident. The government had already moved Patton into the position of Chancellor of Germany so he was clearly already out of the way.

Who really killed kennedy?

Lee Harvey Oswald killed John F. Kennedy. Oswald was a man who never fit in; no matter what he tried, he always ended up alienating himself from the "group". The likelihood that he could cooperate or coordinate this activity with another person or persons is very remote. He had the training, the skill, and the means to carry it out all by himself. Most of all, after all of his failures, he had the motivation to make this grand gesture to ensure that his name would always be a part of American history.

That is what the government wants you to believe, but the truth is that Lee Harvey Oswald

did not kill John F Kennedy (JFK) , but was a patsy.

The Mafia killed JFK because Bobby Kennedy was "turning up the heat" on the Mafia.

Even after all the work the Mafia had done in Chicago to get JFK elected president in 1960.

Mafia hit man James Files has recently admitted to firing the fatal bullet, the blew JFK's brains

out towards the rear, from the infamous grassy knoll in Daily Plaza.

James Files worked together with another Mafia hit man to "take the trash out" as he put it.

No, the information in the first answer did not come from any government sources. I have researched Lee Harvey Oswald on my own from independent resources. The description of Oswald given above is based on his history. Long after the event, people can say whatever they want but when you try to trace their claims backward, you won't find the evidence to support those claims. So many notorious events have conspiracies attached to them. There are some people who seem to have a need to believe in them.

Did Abe Pollin change the name of the NBA team from the Bullets to the Wizards because of the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin?

No. Abe Pollin had made no secret that he liked the name Wizards and would like to one day change the team's name from Bullets to Wizards. Pollin announced, in 1995, that he was going to change the name of the team because of the negative connotation associated with the word 'bullet'. A fan contest was held to renamed the team. The names voted on were Sea Dogs, Dragons, Express, Stallions, and Wizards. Not surprisingly, Wizards won. The team's name was officially changed to Wizards from Bullets in the spring of 1997.

Was Kennedy killed by the mob?

No. Although Lee Harvey Oswald publicly claimed that he was a 'patsy', he never claimed just who he was a 'patsy' for...

Where was US President John F. Kennedy assassinated?

US President Kennedy was assassinated in in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. He had been traveling with his wife and other politicians in an open car motorcade on the way to the Dallas airport when he was hit with gunfire that mortally wounded him. The governor of Texas was also wounded by the assassination bullets.