1968 ⟶ Assassination of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy

June 5: Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
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🔪 McKinley Assassination and Roosevelt's Ascension

September 6: The assassination of William McKinley ushered in office Vice President Theodore Roosevelt after McKinley's death on September 14.⟶
McKinley Assassination and Roosevelt's Ascension (1901)
PresidencyAssassinationProgressive EraPolitical ViolenceExecutive Branch
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🕊️ Assassination of Malcolm X

February 21: Assassination of Malcolm X.⟶
Assassination of Malcolm X (1965)
Civil Rights MovementAfrican American HistoryAssassinationPolitical ViolenceSocial Justice
United StatesUnited States

🕊️ Assassination of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy

June 5: Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy⟶
Assassination of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy (1968)
AssassinationCivil Rights MovementPresidential ElectionPolitical ViolenceSocial Upheaval
United StatesUnited States

🕊️ Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

April 4: Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.⟶
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (1968)
Civil Rights MovementAssassinationAfrican AmericansEqualitySocial JusticeMartin Luther King Jr.Nonviolent ResistanceRacial Discrimination
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🕊️ Assassination of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk

November 27: San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former Supervisor Dan White.⟶
Assassination of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk (1978)
AssassinationPolitical ViolenceLGBTQ+ RightsSan FranciscoHuman RightsPolitical Corruption
United StatesUnited States

🔫 Assassination Attempt on President Ronald Reagan

March 30: Assassination attempt on U.S. president Ronald Reagan.⟶
Assassination Attempt on President Ronald Reagan (1981)
AssassinationPolitical ViolenceReagan AdministrationCold War
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