Final Assassinations Flashcards
(7 cards)
Lincoln Assassination
Famous actor John Wilkes Booth
Others injured that nighy
-William H. Seward and family
James A Garfield Assasination
Assasinated by
-Charles Guiteau
Dr. Willard Bliss played a role
-repeatedly probed at Garfields wounds with unstanitized hands
–>caused infection leading to septicemia
–>garfield suffered for 2 months
Assasination attempt on Roosevelt
Shot by John Flammang Schrank
-a mentally ill man
Roosevelt asked why with no response
went on to give a 90 minute speech
-pulled back his jacket to reveal a bullet wound
-saved by his pocket contents
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assasination
Assasinated by Gavrillo Princip
- a member of black hand
-austria citizen of Bosnian Serb decent
JFK assasination
Assasinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
-Nov. 22nd, 1963
-Dallas TX
-LBJ sworn in after
MLK jr. Assasination
Assasinated by James Earl Ray
RFK assasination
Assasinated by Sirhan Sirhan
-he was opposed to Kennedys pro israel stance