Who Was Really Behind The Assassination Of Park Chung-Hee?
Park Chung-hee was the leader of South Korea. This is the story of who was really behind the assassination of President Park Chung-hee.
Read MorePark Chung-hee was the leader of South Korea. This is the story of who was really behind the assassination of President Park Chung-hee.
Read MoreWhen people become the head of a country, they become quite powerful — they shape daily life for the citizens. They are also placed squarely in the crosshairs.
Read MoreHarlem-based revolutionary Malcolm X was a human rights advocate and activist who fought for racial equality for Black Americans.
Read MoreSince Vladimir Putin became Russia's president, dozens of journalists have been murdered and many of his critics have ended up dead. Here are just a few.
Read MoreWealthy industrialist John D. Rockefeller created countless enemies during his lifetime, and his family's hard stance on labor issues fueled the ire of many.
Read MoreWhat history forgets to teach is that Lincoln's son, Robert, bore witness to other presidential tragedies, years after the death of his father.
Read MoreRabbits almost bested the French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte, who commanded most of Europe during the early 19th century.
Read MoreAnyone who can recall elementary school history classes could probably name the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
Read MoreThe February 21, 1965, death of Black revolutionary and civil rights leader Malcolm X was a devastating blow to the movement for racial equality in the U.S.
Read MoreA lot of prominent political leaders and activists were murdered during the 1960s, including Black civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Read MoreMillions of Americans can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed by an assassin.
Read MoreJohn F. Kennedy traveled to Texas on November 22, 1963, to shore up support. He left in a casket. Here's what it was really like the day JFK was assassinated.
Read MoreHaitian President Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated in his home early Wednesday morning. Moïse and his wife were both shot, though she is expected to survive.
Read MoreSeveral assassination attempts have been made against Queen Elizabeth. In one case, an assassin actually fired a gun at her while she was visiting New Zealand.
Read MoreFor most people, there was probably little to note about April 14, 1865. However, this warm spring day would end in tragedy for President Abraham Lincoln.
Read MorePresident Herbert Hoover certainly had his share of detractors and enemies, and even had an attempt on his life before entering office.
Read MoreThough the position of the pope, i.e. head of the Catholic Church, comes with reverence and respect from most people, it also can attract jealousy and violence.
Read MoreQueen Victoria isn't the only high-profile target to have survived a brush with death. Presidents have survived assassination attempts, including Ronald Reagan.
Read MoreAs people continue to disagree or wrong each other, and tensions reach their breaking point, prominent figures around the globe face violence.
Read MoreThe vicious assassination of the all-powerful consul of the Roman Republic, Gaius Julius Caesar, occurred on March 15, 44 BC -- the now infamous Ides of March.
Read MoreOn April 7, 1926, the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini survived what would be the closest of four assassination attempts on his life.
Read MoreGermany's defeat in WWI triggered an internal struggle for political power, which led to numerous assassinations of top officials.
Read MorePresident Andrew Jackson, especially unpopular, experienced an attempt on his life when an unemployed house painter from England tried to shoot him in 1835.
Read MorePresident Bill Clinton was the target of several assassination attempts over the course of his two terms in the White House, with three in 1994.
Read MorePresident Gerald Ford managed to survive not just one, but two serious attempts on his life in the space of just 17 days -- both committed by women.
Read MorePresident Kennedy was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery on November 25. The funeral was watched on television by millions more around the world. There was one person who not only never grieved the president's loss, she never heard the news of his assassination: his maternal grandmother.
Read MoreInterviews with Secret Service agents and bystanders revealed what it was really like witnessing JFK's assassination.
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