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Presidential Assassination Attempts: 1920–Present
Everyone knows about the assassinations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, but there is a larger history of attempts on the lives of U.S. leaders. Here are the presidential…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: Z
Selected Biographies A to ZA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. Since 1865
Lincoln, Abraham (president of U.S.): Shot April 14, 1865, in Washington, DC, by John Wilkes Booth; died April 15.Seward, William H. (secretary of state): Escaped assassination (though…Crespi, Giuseppe Maria
(Encyclopedia) Crespi, Giuseppe MariaCrespi, Giuseppe Mariaj&oomacr;zĕpˈpā märēˈä [key]Crespi, Giuseppe Maria krāsˈpē [key], 1665–1747, Italian painter of the Bolognese school, called Lo…Giusti, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Giusti, GiuseppeGiusti, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā j&oomacr;sˈtē [key], 1809–50, Italian satirical poet. He directed his original and ironic polemics against Austrian rule and…Ferrari, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Ferrari, GiuseppeFerrari, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā [key]Ferrari, Giuseppe fār-räˈrē [key], 1812–76, Italian philosopher and politician. A thorough skeptic in metaphysics, he devoted…Fieschi, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Fieschi, GiuseppeFieschi, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā fyāˈskē [key], 1790–1836, French conspirator, b. Corsica. He was a soldier in the Napoleonic army. A radical, he attempted in July…Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Boscovich, Ruggiero GiuseppeBoscovich, Ruggiero Giusepper&oomacr;d-jāˈrō j&oomacr;zĕpˈpā bôsˈkōvēch [key], 1711–87, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He became…Saragat, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Saragat, GiuseppeSaragat, Giuseppej&oomacr;sĕpˈpē säräˈgät [key], 1898–1988, Italian political leader. He was president of the constituent assembly that framed (1946) Italy's…Zanardelli, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Zanardelli, GiuseppeZanardelli, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā dzänärdĕlˈlē [key], 1826–1903, Italian politician and premier (1901–3). As minister of justice (1881–83, 1887–91) he…