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  • 711981 Pope John Paul II assassination attempt — An attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II occurred on May 13, 1981. Mehmet Ali Ağca shot and seriously wounded the Pope in the Vatican City s St. Peter s Square. Ağca was convicted for this crime in July 1981, and was deported to Turkey in… …

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  • 72Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination — Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39. Background In March 1968, Reverend King went to Memphis, Tennessee in support of striking African American sanitation workers. The workers had… …

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  • 73List of United States presidential assassination attempts — There have been many multiple assassination attempts on presidents of the United States; there have been 17 attempts to kill sitting and former presidents as well as presidents elect. Four attempts on sitting Presidents have succeeded: Abraham… …

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  • 74Reaction to the assassination of John F. Kennedy — John F. Kennedy Around the world, there was a stunned reaction to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the President of the United States, on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.[1] The first hour after the shooting, before his death was… …

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  • 75Abraham Lincoln assassination — The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, one of the last major events in the American Civil War, took place on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, when President Abraham Lincoln was shot while attending a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford s… …

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  • 76Barack Obama assassination scare in Tennessee — This article is about the Tennessee assassination plot. For other assassination threats against Barack Obama, see Barack Obama assassination threats …

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  • 77Barack Obama assassination threats — Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, who has been the target of several assassination threats and alleged plots. Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, has been the target of several assassination threats and… …

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  • 78Robert F. Kennedy assassination — The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, a United States Senator and brother of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, took place shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. Robert F. Kennedy was killed during celebrations… …

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  • 79Timeline of the John F. Kennedy assassination — John F. Kennedy This article considers the detailed timeline of events before, during, and after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. Contents 1 Prelude …

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  • 802011 alleged Iran assassination plot — In October 2011, US officials alleged there was a plot tied to the Iranian government to assassinate Saudi ambassador Adel al Jubeir in the United States. The plot was termed either Iran assassination plot or Iran terror plot in the media. The… …

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