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The Quick 9: 9 Victims of the Curse of Tippecanoe
It was 30 years ago today that Ronald Reagan was nearly killed in an assassination attempt by John Hinckley, Jr. The more superstitious among us chalk that up to the Curse of Tippecanoe, a gift to...
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What Pope John Paul II Did with the Bullet that Nearly Killed Him
It was a little over 30 years ago (May 13, 1981) that Pope John Paul II survived an assassination attempt that came dangerously close to claiming his life. He was struck with four bullets: two in the...
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The Late Movies: Walter Cronkite’s Biggest News Stories
On this day in 1981, acclaimed broadcaster Walter Cronkite retired from anchoring the CBS Evening News. Throughout the course of his 19-year stint as “the most trusted man in America,” Cronkite...
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Morbid Road Trip: The Scattered Artifacts of Lincoln’s Assassination
Almost every item even remotely connected to Lincoln’s assassination, death, and funeral later found its way into some special collection. Many wound up in the hands of museums, historical societies,...
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