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Culture245.9k viewsHistory's Most Fascinating Female AssassinsWe tend to think of assassins as being men, but there were plenty of historical assassins who were women. Women throughout history...
Weird History54.1k viewsWhat Actually Happened To Famous AssassinsWhat becomes of history's most notorious villains? While we often hear the gory details about assassination plots, we rarely hear ...
Historical Figures346.7k viewsFamous Assassination Weapons From HistoryFamous weapons used in assassinations and attempted assassinations often become lodged in pop culture lore. Firearms like the Carc...
History42.5k viewsThe Most Bizarre Assassination Attempts In HistoryThroughout history there have been many bizarre tales of failed assassins, individual plots almost as crazy some of the weirdest W...
Assassinations44.9k viewsShocking Details From History's Most Significant Forgotten AssassinationsEveryone knows about the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and JFK; after all, they rank among the most famous assassinations in h...
Wild Facts107k views10 Disturbing and Unexplained Facts About James Earl Ray, MLK's AssassinEach year, the third Monday in January is a celebration to commemorate the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr., the...
Barack Obama737.7k viewsAll Of The Times People Tried To Kill President ObamaBarack Obama assassination attempts began even before he became president, when he was still on the campaign trail. While nobody m...
Influential29.7k viewsThe 12 Most Influential Royal Slayings In World HistoryHistory is chock-full of bloody moments. Of those bloody moments, assassinations are some of the most grimly fascinating, since th...
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln545 votersThe Weirdest Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy TheoriesOn April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. The president perished t...
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln295.6k views13 Fascinating Things You Didn't Know About Lincoln's AssassinationOn April 14, 1865, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln sent off shock waves throughout a United States that was crawling out of f...
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria165.2k views7 Facts About the Absurd Circumstances of Franz Ferdinand's AssassinationHistory has a way of proving itself to be awesomely weird. Never was this more true than the case of the assassination of Archduke...
Queen Victoria27.7k viewsQueen Victoria, The Baddest Woman In History After Surviving 7 (Or 8) Assassination AttemptsAs Britain's second-longest reigning monarch, Queen Victoria ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. If...
Historical Facts21.5k viewsThe Story Of John Hinckley Jr., The Man Who Tried To Assassinate ReaganOn March 30, 1981, 25-year-old John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots at President Ronald Reagan as he was exiting the Washington Hilto...
21st Century15.1k views13 High-Profile 21st Century AssassinationsThe 21st century is only a few decades old, but it’s already seen many assassinations of political figures. From presidential assa...
History20.5k views14 Fascinating Things No One Ever Told You About John Wilkes BoothWhen it comes to infamous assassins with three names that killed vastly influential historical figures, John Wilkes Booth is, at t...
Ronald Reagan3.5k viewsWhat Happened After The Reagan Assassination AttemptAs President Ronald Reagan noted in his diary entry dated March 31, 1981, “Getting shot hurts.” The three simple words summed up w...
Weird History96 voters13 Failed Assassination Attempts On US PresidentsAmerican presidents have long been targets of assassination attempts. Though only four of these attempts have been successful - A...
Weird History239 votersHow Long It Actually Took To Catch The Most Infamous High-Profile Assassins In HistoryAn assassination is essentially a murder. Planned, motivated by ideology or grievance, and against individuals with a high-profile...