Assassination
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Assassination is murder by a sudden or secret attack, often for political reasons, particularly when the victim is a prominent political figure. A person who commits an assassination is called an assa
Depiction of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre. From left to right: assassin John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Clara Harris, and Henry Rathbone.
Masyaf Castle in Syria, an important Nizari Ismaili fortress.
18th-century depiction of the assassination of William the Silent by Balthasar Gérard on July 10, 1584
Indira Gandhi's blood-stained sari and belongings at the time of her assassination
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., one month into his second term and towards the conclusion of the American C
Assassination
…to the development of a norm against international assassination. In the United States, four presidents were assassinated between 1865 and 1963: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy. On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his…
A Carte de visite of the actor John Wilkes Booth, c. 1865
The Surratt boarding house, where the conspirators planned
Ford's Theatre