"Tan Fuying" takes stock of the American presidents who were assassinated at gunpoint in those years

In history, assassinating the president of the United States has almost become a traditional curse. After careful calculation, 9 presidents were assassinated and 4 of them were killed. Let’s look at the assassination of the President of the United States.

1. Andrew Jackson - the first assassinated president in U.S. history.

Andrew Jackson is the seventh president of the United States. The first governor of Florida, a combat hero in the Battle of New Orleans, and one of the founders of the Democratic Party. Jacksonian democracy is named after him. In the history of American politics, the second party system of the 1820s and 1930s regarded him as an extreme symbol. Jackson was once rated as one of the top ten outstanding presidents of the United States by American experts and scholars.

Andrew Jackson was the first civilian president in American history. My father died before he was born. As a teenager, he lived in a remote area of ??the West, where he spent the Revolutionary War. He started as a lawyer in the border areas and served as a congressman, senator, state supreme court judge and state militia major general. In the second American-British War, he was indomitable and willing to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. He was known as the "Old Walnut". In the Battle of New Orleans, he led his army to defeat the British army, inspiring the country and becoming a nationally famous hero. He lost his first presidential election, won the second, and became the first Democratic president of the United States. During his tenure, he greatly strengthened the authority of the president, maintained the unity of the federation, and made great achievements. He is known as "Democratic Politics" in history and is almost as famous as the third president Jefferson.

On January 30, 1835, when Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, was preparing to attend the funeral in the Capitol Rotunda, a painter named Richard Lawrence was only 6 feet away from Jackson. Two pistols were fired at the president, but neither shot hit him and Jackson was not injured. Lawrence was later diagnosed with mental illness and was admitted to a mental hospital. Andrew Jackson was the first president in American history to be assassinated.

2. Abraham Lincoln, the first U.S. president to be assassinated.

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was the first U.S. president to be assassinated. Lincoln was called "the best president" by Americans.

In 1862, President Lincoln published the "Emancipation Proclamation." He strongly advocated the abolition of slavery and led the federal government and the military in defeating an armed rebellion by southern planters. This war is known as the American Civil War. Lincoln's words and actions in support of the abolition of slavery in the United States have always been supported by the American people, especially blacks, but they were greatly hated by the defenders of slavery in the South. Lincoln won reelection as president in 1864.

On the evening of April 14, 1865, Lincoln invited General Grant and his wife to watch the opera "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in DC. On the way to the War Department, Lincoln suddenly had an ominous premonition. He stopped the car and hesitated, wondering if he should cancel his plans to go to the theater, but quickly abandoned the idea. For his own safety, he personally asked Secretary of War Stilton to send an Army colonel named Eckert to protect him, but Stilton told the president that Eckert arranged the task that night and later had to appoint an army colonel. An officer named Bryan served as the president's bodyguard that night.

The performance is wonderful, and the plot slowly develops to a climax. Someone slipped into the president's box. Soon a gunshot rang out and the bullet hit the president in the back of the head. The president collapsed and never woke up. At 7:22 a.m. on April 15, despite the doctors’ best efforts to rescue them, they still could not save their lives. President Lincoln died.

After shooting Lincoln, the panicked murderer ran away in a hurry and accidentally injured his foot. Police followed a trail of blood to him and shot him.

Who is the real murderer of the president? How could he sneak into the box with the guards? People want to shed some light on these issues, but the immediate suspect has been killed and the facts must be learned through other channels. After some investigation, things finally came to light. The murderer was a professional actor named John Weeks. It is said that he was in the North when the Civil War began, but then suddenly supported the Southern regime for unknown reasons. He told people more than once that he would one day kill Lincoln, which not only caused the new ruler to immediately step down but also made him famous for killing Lincoln. Was his reason for assassinating the president really that simple? Of course, this is only the official finding. This is the official explanation to the public.

However, many people do not believe this statement. They believed there must be a secret plot to assassinate the president.

Lincoln defeated the secessionist forces in the South and upheld the equal rights of all races in the United States and its territories. He was the first Republican president and ranked first among the greatest presidents. In 2005, America Online held a "Greatest American" poll, and Lincoln was voted the second most important person in the United States.

3. James Abram Garfield - the second president to be killed by a gun

The second president to be killed by a gun was James Abram Garfield.

James Abram Garfield was an American politician and mathematician born in Ohio. American Republican. During the Civil War, he joined the Northern Army to fight against the Southern slave armies and held the rank of major general. Garfield was elected as the 20th president in 1880. He was the first clergy president of the United States. Just four months after taking office, he was kept in the dark and became the second U.S. president to be assassinated. His contribution to mathematics was mainly new results proving the Pythagoras theorem. He is also the only president in American history who was born as a mathematician. His first lady was Lucretia Rudolf, who had five sons and two daughters.

Garfield was elected to the House of Representatives several times and later to the Senate, but he never served here because he was nominated and merged into the White House before being sworn in as a senator. This became the A special case in history.

When Garfield was nominated for president, it caused a split between the Democratic Party and the Grant Party. This development angered a confused and lonely lawyer in Chicago named Charles Gito. For some reason, Giotto was obsessed with the idea that if he killed Garfield, the Communists would be united again, and the grateful Communists would reward him with an executive for his service. Position!

He borrowed $30 to go to Washington.

James A. Garfield is perhaps best known for being the only president to attend church with an assassin.

Looking for an opportunity to kill an unsuspecting victim, Guito followed the president into Christ Church on Vermont Avenue and sat two rows behind the president. But Giotto decided not to assassinate while in service. Later, he said, it was because "I was afraid of bumping into some innocent people."

On June 18, 1881, Giotto, who planned to give up the emptiness, followed the President and Mrs. Garfield to the train station, but He believed that Mrs. Garfield, who was already terminally ill, could not bear to see her husband murdered.

On July 2, 1881, President Garfield entered Washington's Baltimore and Potomac Station unguarded and accompanied only by Secretary of State James Bryan. Brian stopped to chat with a friend, and Giotto saw the opportunity. He ran up behind the president and fired twice at close range, hitting him both times. When bystanders handed over Guito's gun, they heard him say, "Great! They've got to give me that position!"

In the killer's pocket, they found a letter addressed to Letter from the White House. In the letter, Giotto apologizes to Mrs. Garfield, who says killing her husband was "necessary." Assured Mrs. Garfield, all devout Christians know that the President is happier in heaven than in Washington. But when people took the shot president out of the train station, heaven was far away from the shot president. The bullet missed the fatal site, but it carried infectious material. Garfield suffered for weeks as doctors probed for the bullet. In desperation, the doctor consulted Alexander Graham Bell, the famous inventor of the telephone, and asked him if there was any way to find the bullet embedded in the president's body. Teacher Bell immediately designed an electronic instrument. The instrument will make a clicking sound when it is placed near any metal. After being used on Garfield, the instrument worked effectively for many years until it was eventually replaced by an X-ray machine. But only because the doctors ignored Bell's explicit instructions and failed to find the bullet in President Garfield's body. Bell warned: When using the instrument, no other metals should be present except those found. As Garfield lay on a bed made of metal frames and metal springs, doctors tried to probe with probes. After weeks of medical errors, death took Garfield's life on September 19.

He was the compromise candidate at the *** and party nomination conference. After compromise among various factions within the party, he was elected president in 1880. Golf has always been a rival between the Communist Party and the party, and he himself is ambiguous.

Due to the uneven distribution of official positions, Garfield was shot dead at a train station in Washington on July 2, 1881 by Charles Guiteau, a communist and party die-hard. Garfield died on September 19. The next year, Guito was hanged.

4. President William McKinley – The third president to be assassinated.

William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. He joined the army at the age of 18, retired as a major, worked as a lawyer, county prosecutor, lieutenant governor and governor, and was elected president in 1897. After coming to power, he adopted the policy of increasing tariffs and stabilizing the currency. Together with other measures, the U.S. economy made great progress, and McKinley won the reputation of the "Prosperous President." Externally, he launched the Spanish-American War. He died in Buffalo at the age of 58. McKinley was the third president to be assassinated after the founding of the United States.

William McKinley was assassinated on September 6, 1901. William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, was shot to death at the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. The perpetrator was Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist. He used a concealed revolver to hit McKinley, who was shaking hands with him. The injury was fatal, and the president died of gangrene more than a week later on September 14 at the age of 58.

McKinley won the 1900 U.S. presidential election and was re-elected. He prefers direct communication with the public and is unwilling to protect his office. The president's secretary, George Cortez, fearing that someone would try to assassinate the president while he was visiting the Temple of Music, twice canceled the plan from the president's schedule, but McKinley later rejoined him.

The perpetrator, Czolgosz, lost his job during the economic panic of 1893 and subsequently became an anarchist. He believed that McKinley was a symbol of oppression and that it was the duty of anarchists to kill each other. After failing to gain access to the president, Czolgosz shot McKinley twice in the abdomen as he shook his hand. One bullet grazed the president and another entered his abdomen, but was never found.

After the injury, McKinley showed signs of recovery, but on September 13, his condition deteriorated sharply due to gangrene, and he died the next morning. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him as the 26th President of the United States. After McKinley's death, Czolgosz was also found guilty of murder and sentenced to death on September 26. On October 29, the electric chair was executed. McKinley's death also prompted Congress to legislate that the U.S. Secret Service should be responsible for the president's security.

5. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first president. He failed to shoot five times in a row

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 31st and 32nd president of the United States, and the only four-time president in American history. A victorious president. Roosevelt played an important role in the Great Depression and World War II of the 20th century. During the Great Depression, he implemented the New Deal to save the economy. After the outbreak of World War II, he proposed Lend-Lease to help the Allies. In 1942, he declared war on fascist countries. During the latter part of World War II, Roosevelt played a key role in shaping the postwar world order, particularly in the Yalta Conference and the creation of the United Nations. Roosevelt redefined liberalism and reorganized the Democratic Party according to his New Deal coalition. He is called one of the three presidents of the United States by scholars, along with Washington and Lincoln.

On February 15, 1933, during a speech in Miami, the murderer Zangara fired five shots in a row, but none of the shots hit the president.

Roosevelt is undoubtedly a great man of the times, but he is also a president who insists on pursuing the real interests of the United States. His actions reflect the tendency of pragmatism. It was this pragmatic attitude that did not adhere to dogmatic theories that enabled Roosevelt to achieve unprecedented achievements in domestic and foreign affairs. The famous American journalist Johnson wrote in Roosevelt's biography: "He overturned more precedents than anyone else, smashed more ancient buildings than anyone else, and changed the face of the United States faster than anyone else, and more difficultly than anyone else. "However, he deeply believes that this American building is quite beautiful as a whole. Roosevelt was the most beloved and hated American president of the 20th century. He was beloved because, although he was born into an aristocratic family, he believed in the value of ordinary people and fought for their rights. Another reason why he's so beloved is because of his terrifying charisma. He enjoys his job and is confident about the future. He led the United States out of economic troubles and changed the American way of life. Then, in defense of democracy, it helped make the world safe.

He can be pleased with what happened after him: 25 days after his death, Germany surrendered unconditionally, and three months later, Japan surrendered unconditionally. Polio, which accompanied him throughout his life and fought tenaciously, was finally overcome on April 12, 1955, ten years after his death.

6. President Harry S. Truman, who was almost assassinated

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, nicknamed "Give" Harry, a nobody from Missouri. During his presidential term, atomic bombs were used against Japan in 1945, and World War II soon ended. The Truman Doctrine was proposed in 1947 and the Marshall Plan was approved in 1948 with the purpose of supporting Europe. He returned to China in 1953. Died on December 26, 1972 in Kansas City. He is the author of two memoirs, "The Age of Decision," "The Age of Experimentation and Hope," and "The Citizen Teacher."

Facing U.S. diplomacy, many world events occurred during President Truman’s term. First, the Allies defeated Nazi Germany, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan's surrender, and the official end of World War II; then the establishment of the United Nations, the implementation of the Marshall Plan aimed at rebuilding Europe, the Truman Doctrine against communism, and the beginning of the Cold War , the Kuomintang Civil War, the establishment of NATO, and the outbreak of the Korean War. Among them, the Korean War cost the United States, China and South Korea a heavy price, and only the Soviet Union gained substantial benefits. In the United States, this war killed and eliminated 44,000 American soldiers, directly destroying Truman's re-election plan. Finally, Dwight Eisenhower of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Party relied on the anti-Truman movement and "North Korea! Communist! Corruption!" to win the hearts of the people and became president in 1952, ending 20 years of Democratic rule.

Truman was a president known for his friendliness and humility. Many of his famous quotes, such as “The buck stops here!” ) and "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." Wait. has become a household word. Compared with previous presidents, Truman's approval rating was not high, but his cautious and decisive character enabled him to overcome many insurmountable challenges in the face of the severe international situation.

On November 1, 1950, an assassination occurred against President Truman in DC, Washington State.

The two gunmen who assassinated the president were Oscar Colazzo and Grisley Torresola, members of the National Party, an American terrorist organization organized by the Puerto Rican National Liberation Movement.

On November 1, 1950, two Puerto Ricans tried to break into the Blair Hotel where President Harry Truman lived and assassinate him. An assassin was shot dead on the spot by guards, and the president was unharmed.

7. John Fitzgerald Kennedy - shot to death by a sniper.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, is a member of the famous Kennedy family. His term lasted from January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963, when he was assassinated in Dallas. Kennedy served as a congressman and senator from 1946 to 1960. In 1960, he was elected president of the United States, becoming the second youngest democratically elected president in U.S. history at the age of 43. He is also the only Roman Catholic president in American history and the only Pulitzer Prize winner.

Kennedy was assassinated at 12:30 Central Time on November 22, 1963. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was shot and killed while driving a convertible through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, accompanied by his wife Jacqueline Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connelly.

After the assassination, the captured gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was shot to death by saloon owner Jack Ruby on his way from the police station to prison. Warren's commission and the White House Assassination Study Commission, established in 1976, unanimously concluded that Oswald himself was responsible.

It is said that within three years after Kennedy’s assassination, 18 key witnesses died one after another. From 1963 to 1993, 115 witnesses committed suicide or were murdered in various bizarre incidents, casting a shadow over the conspiracy theory.

8. Both women attempted to stab him with a gun.

Gerald Rudolph Ford was born in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an American politician, the 40th Vice President and the 38th President of the United States. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

After the war, Ford became a staunch "internationalist."

He defeated the Democratic Party and the current leader of the party and was elected to the House of Representatives from Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1963, he was elected House Minority Leader and served in the House until 1973. At the height of the Watergate scandal, Ford was appointed vice president after then-Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned. After Richard Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, Ford succeeded as President of the United States. He is the only person in U.S. history to serve as vice president and president without being elected. He and Vice President Nelson Rockefeller are the only two presidents and vice presidents in U.S. history to take office without being elected.

During the Ford administration, the United States withdrew its troops from Vietnam, causing domestic inflation and economic depression. Because the Democrats hold a majority in the U.S. Congress, the government cannot pass important laws. Ford was forced to use his veto power. Many people were also very unhappy with Ford's pardon of Nixon. In the 1976 election, Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter narrowly defeated Ford.

During Ford's presidency, there were two assassination attempts on him within three weeks. On September 5, 1975, in Sacramento, California, a follower of Charles Manson pointed a .45-caliber pistol at Ford and pulled the trigger, but the pistol failed to fire. The murderer was arrested. The killer was later sentenced to life in prison for trying to assassinate the president.

Seven days later, another female assassin tried to shoot Ford in San Francisco, but a bystander raised his gun in time and missed, and no one was injured. The female assassin was later sentenced to life in prison.

From then on, Ford donned a body armor and continued his campaign.

[/s2/]9. President Reagan who almost died——

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois, USA. American politician, 33rd governor and 40th president of California. He is also a great speaker. Before entering politics, Reagan was a sportscaster, lifeguard, newspaper columnist, film actor, television actor, motivational lecturer, and leader of the Screen Actors Guild. His speech style is brilliant and persuasive, and he is hailed as a "great communicator" by the media. He is the oldest of all presidents. He is the only president who was born as an actor.

On March 30, 1981, Reagan, who had just taken office for 69 days, came to the Washington Hilton Hotel, had lunch with ***, a representative of the AFL-CIO, and delivered a speech. When Reagan and his staff walked out of the hotel, Hinckley, a mentally ill man who was ambushing the media crowd outside the hotel, fired six shots with a .22-caliber revolver. Three people were shot dead, one of them was a secretary and the other was bodyguard McKay Xi. He blocked a shot, and the last bullet grazed the car door and entered Reagan's lungs, just an inch from his heart. After being shot, Reagan was rushed to nearby University of Washington Hospital for emergency surgery.

During the operation, Reagan joked to the doctor: "I hope you are all members of the Communist Party and the Party." (Although the doctor was not, he still replied: "Today we will all support the Communist Party and the Party." When first lady Nancy Reagan arrived at the hospital, Reagan joked to her, using a famous quote from heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey when he was knocked out: "Honey, I forgot to keep my head down."