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Assassinations1.6m viewsPhotos Taken Moments After History's Most Infamous AssassinationsEmbodying one of the more gruesome sides of history, assassination photos capture some of the most tumultuous events of the past. ...
Entertainment3.1k votersThe Best Assassination MoviesHere is a list of the best assassination movies ever made, ranked by movie fans just like you. This assassination movie list is or...
Historical Figures235.3k 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...
Assassinations34.9k 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 ...
Graveyard Shift291.7k viewsFamous Assassination Weapons From HistoryFamous weapons used in assassinations and attempted assassinations often become lodged in pop culture lore. Firearms like the Carc...
History35k 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...
Assassinations39.7k 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...
Whoa Facts91.4k 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 Obama731.6k viewsAll of the Times Crazies Have Tried to Kill President ObamaBarack Obama assassination attempts began even before he became president, when he was still on the campaign trail. While nobody h...
History26k 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...
History15.9k views21 Politicians Who Were AssassinatedUnfortunately, many prominent politicians have been assassinated due to political and personal reasons. Several famous presidents,...
Abraham Lincoln499 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...
Abraham Lincoln185k 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 Austria157.3k views7 Insane 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...
Martin Luther King, Jr.22.9k views14 Events That Happened Immediately After Martin Luther King Jr.'s AssassinationAlmost 50 years later, society is still feeling the the effects of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death. Dr. King was assas...
Queen Victoria26.5k 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...
History4.4k viewsDeath-Blow Dealing Facts About The Origins Of The AssassinsToday, an assassin is anybody that carries out a specific killing for political or religious purposes. But everything has an origi...
USA19.7k 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...
Fidel Castro14.4k views10 Bizarre Plans The U.S. Government Had For Assassinating Fidel CastroIf there was one thing the United States hated during the Cold War, it was Communism, and Cuban President Fidel Castro was public ...