Assassination attempts and attacks on political figures are among the alarming events in US history. Here are some of the presidents and presidential candidates who were assassinated in the US:
- Abraham LincolnFormer US President Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 while performing at a play with his wife.
- James GarfieldGarfield was injured in a gun attack and died 6 months later.
- William McKinley: 25th US President McKinley lost his life as a result of an assassination in 1901.
- John F. KennedyKennedy was killed in an assassination attempt in Dallas in 1963.
- Theodore RooseveltRoosevelt was attacked by a gun during his election campaign in 1912 but was injured.
| President / Presidential Candidate | History | The Incident |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald Ford | 1975 | Ford was the subject of two assassination attempts in the same year. |
| Ronald Reagan | 1981 | Reagan was attacked while leaving his speech. |
| Robert F. Kennedy | 1968 | He died as a result of an assassination in California. |
| George Wallace | 1972 | He was paralyzed as a result of an attack he suffered during his election campaign. |
