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Assassinations and Assassination Attempts
Assassination is the act of murdering a well-known figure by surprise attack.
679 Questions
Who took over the presidency after the assassination of Kennedy?
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson succeeded Kennedy and became the 36th President of the United States after being sworn in on Air Force One at about 1:20 p.m. on November 22, 1963.
Did anyone else die in John F. Kennedy's assassination?
Nah, noone else got shot, only JFK. John Connally also got shot but was rushed quicker than JFK was to the hospital and was pronounced alive still. John Connally and JFK were both rushed to the same hospital which was Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas. He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on 22 November 1963. He was 46 years old at death.
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However, Oswald shot and killed Off. J.D. Tippit when Tippit was attempting to arrest him shortly after JFK's assassination, and that's about it. You read more about it on Wikipedia.
What presidents have survived assassination while in office?
These four U.S. presidents survived actual assassination attempts while they held office:
Andrew Jackson
Harry S Truman
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
These presidents had plots to assassinate them stopped before any actual attempt on their life was made:
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Although not in office at the time of the attempts, U.S. presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt also survived assassination attempts.
The four U.S. presidents who were assassinated (successfully) in office are:
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
John F. Kennedy
President Ronald Reagan was badly wounded by a bullet but survived.
The Archduke was the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was murdered by a Bosnian man who was assisted by a group called the Black Hand. The Black Hand had a lot of members who were involved in the government and military of Serbia, Austria-Hungary's neighbor. Austria-Hungary gave Serbia a list of demands, and when Serbia would not comply with them all, Austria-Hungary declared war on them (despite Germany and Russia having negotiations to try to avoid war).
This set off the following chain of events:
- Russia, a country friendly with Serbia, mobilized its military to prepare for war with Austria-Hungary.
- Germany (Austria-Hungary's ally) declared war on Russia.
- Germany, knowing that France and Russia were allies, also declared war on France.
- Because the border between Germany and France had a lot of forts and armies, Germany invaded Belgium to go around all of this.
- The United Kingdom, an old ally of Belgium's, demanded that Germany leave Belgium. When Germany refused, the UK declared war on Germany.
- The Ottoman Empire, an old enemy of Russia's, was given some war ships by Germany, and then used these ships to attack Russia, thereby declaring war.
Civil service- the idea of filling government jobs via competitive examination rather than by political appointments was spurred by Garfield's assassination.
Who was the first name of the Austrian archduke who was assassinated in world war 1?
The head of state of Austria was an emperor, not a king. Franz Joseph I died in 1916 and was succeede by Karl I.
What are facts about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
President Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theater in Washington DC; he was sitting inside the State Box (an enclosed room with an opening facing the stage.) with his wife, Major Henry Rathbone, and the Major's fiancé, Clara Harris.
It was between 10:15 P.M. and 10:30 P.M., and the play was now in its third act. John Wilkes Booth walked through the unguarded and unlocked door to the State box. (John F. Parker. Parker, had been assigned as the President's bodyguard, had abandoned his post, during the play's intermission. Parker had wandered off to have a drink at the saloon, next to Ford's Theatre..) Booth was armed with a single shot, Derringer, and a hunting knife, came up behind the President, and shot him in the back of the head, near point blank range. The President's head inclined toward his chest, and Mrs. Lincoln screamed.
(Booth then yelled "Sic Semper Tyrannis" in the box, or when he landed on the stage.) Booth struggled briefly with Rathbone, stabbed him with the knife, leaped to the stage, breaking his left leg, and escaped from the theater.
Dr. Charles Leale had been in attendance, in the audience, rushed to Mrs. Lincoln who was bravely holding the President upright in his chair. Upon identifying himself, Leale tried to find the President's pulse; he felt no pulse, and placed the President on the floor. Dr. Leale then administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, as well as artificial respiration until the President was able to breathe independently. Raising the President's eyelids, Leale saw indication of brain damage. Running his fingers through Lincoln's blood-matted hair, Leale found the bullet wound behind the President's left ear and probed the wound for the bullet.Dr. Leale's diagnosis was telegraphed to the country: "His wound is mortal; it is impossible for him to recover."
By this time Acting Assistant Surgeons Charles S. Taft, MD, and Albert F. A. King, MD, of the United States Army had arrived to assist. Leale requested that the President be moved from the theater to the nearest house across the street as Lincoln would not be able to survive the carriage ride to the White House. The President was quickly carried out of the theater, and across the street to the Petersen House where one of the boarders at the House; young Henry Safford heard a disturbance in the street, and quickly went out the front door. He saw the President being carried into the street and yelled, "Bring him in here, bring him in here." The invitation was accepted. In a back bedroom, the President was laying diagonally on a bed, and propped with numerous pillows. The president's breathing grew fainter; although the doctors felt an average man with this kind of wound would die within two hours, he remained for 8.5-9 hours, comatose. Nearly every leading doctor in Washington D.C. stopped by to offer help and assistance. A large crowd gathered outside in front of the Petersen House.
. During the President's last hours, the Reverend Dr. Gurley, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, the Lincoln family church, prayed with those present. When the end came at 7:22 A.M., the few remaining knelt as Dr. Gurley prayed, "That our Heavenly Father look down in pity upon the bereaved family and preserve our afflicted and sorrow stricken country."
How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln change the world?
He got depressed and nearly commited suicide with his dad
What effect did Lincoln's assassination have on reconstruction?
Abraham Lincoln first of all was not a Radical Republican. He did desperately want to free and get rid of slavery in America, but he did not want to do it quick. He wanted to show forgiveness to the South. If he didn't, the South would most likely get agitated and cause a rebellion. Lincoln's first step was to readmit the Southern states to the Union. But the only way they could do that was if at least ten percent of voters from each state pledged their legience to the Union.
Most of the republicans agreed with lincoln's plan. They thought of it as a quicker and more peaceful solution to end the war. But after Lincoln's assasination, most of the Radical Republicans took over Congress and caused more hatred between both the North and South. The Radical Republicans almost immediately passed the 13th ammendment that abrogated slavery and the 14th ammendment that gave black people their rights.
What happened to Lincolns family and friends after his assassination?
no. Because the last generation in the 1980's had conceived no children.
How many US presidents have been assassinated while not in office?
No ex-president of the United States has been killed after leaving office. Theodore Roosevelt was hit by a bullet after he was President and was running for another term and was making a speech. The bullet was rather miraculously deflected and did not do him serious damage. So far as I know, that was the only assassination attempt against an ex-president.
Who became the US Vice President after President John F Kennedy's assassination?
No one. The Office was vacant until the next Presidential election when Hubert Humphrey became the Vice Presdent.
Who was sitting in front of JFK during the assassination?
Directly in front of John Kennedy was Governor John Connally.
Two rows in front of Kennedy was Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman.
Jackie Kennedy sat next to John, Nellie Connally sat next to her husband, and Bill Greer was driving the limousine, next to Kellerman.
What two presidents were assassinated in Washington D.C.?
Three U.S. Presidents were shot in Washington, D.C.:
- Abraham Lincoln on 14 April 1865
- James A. Garfield on 2 July 1881
- Ronald Reagan on 30 March 1981
How many people did John Wilkes Booth assassinate?
Four co-conspirators were hanged. They were Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt and David Herold.
Where was John F. Kennedy going when he was assassinated?
Driving through Dealey Plaza in Dallas Texas on his way to a scheduled luncheon at the Dallas Trade Mart.
Who was assassinated on August 25th 1967?
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), the 35th President of the US, was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, at approximately 12:30 PM CDT on November 22, 1963. Kennedy was the 4th US President to be assassinated.
Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly was the assassin.
Whose assassination in 1914 precipitated World War 1?
The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria.
What was the assassination attempt on Jackson?
Andrew Jackson's wife, Rachel Donelson Robards, died from a heart attack in 1828. Although the cause of death was natural, Jackson blamed John Quincy Adams, claiming Adams' campaign had dishonored her.
How old was Gadaffi when he died?
Muammar al-Gaddafi was 69 years old (birthdate: June 7, 1942) at the date of his death on 20th October 2011.
How did the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand help to ignite the war in Europe?
After the assassination of the Archduke, a telegram effectively offered Austria-Hungary a �Blank Cheque� in support for whatever actions they chose to take in punishing Serbia for the Assassination. So Austria then declared war on Serbia and this starteed a domino effect which began the war.
Where and when was President Lincoln's assassination?
President Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth and died later that night across the street in a boarding house.
Why did the assassination happen in Sarajevo?
This is where the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated.
Franz Ferdinand was assisinated in sarajevo , tho bosnian capitol. However , there was also a war in bosnia in the early 90's and the factions from the war continue to fight in small numbers despite a un peacekeeping force being present there even today.
Actually the reason for the war is terrotoria; rasons )))))
When did the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand happen?
On June 28, 1914, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Ferdinand was the heir apparent to the Austrian Empire. This event began a series of European power actions that led to World War One. The complex arrangements of European treaties pitted nations against nations.
What did the assassination of Archduke Ferdinana start?
Franz Ferdinand did not start the war. Gavrilo Principe assassinated him in Sarajevo. This caused WW1 as Austria-Hungary blamed the Serbs. Russia jumped in to help the Serbs. Germany attacked France. Germany moved into neutral Belgium so Britain declared war.
