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Gavrilo Princip, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, thereby precipitating WWI, and indirectly WWII, was:

a Serb. Obviously, if there had been no WWI, and the harsh reparations of the Treaty of Versailles, the chances for the Nazis to control Germany would have been much less.

Theodore Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt:

Post-Presidency. He was saved by an eye-glass case!

George Wallace, Governor of Alabama and Presidential Candidate, survived an assassination attempt, but was left:

Paralyzed.

James Earl Ray, convicted of killing Martin Luther King, Jr., died in prison from:

Liver failure. The King family believes Ray's recanting of his confession and protestation of his innocence. He suffered multiple organ failure due to cirrhosis of the liver, which was caused by a chronic hepatitis infection.

Huey Long, governor of Louisiana and Presidential candidate, was assassinated:

In the Louisiana capitol building. Conspiracy? FDR involvement? Democratic Party involvement? We'll NEVER know for sure!

A primitive type of metal detector, invented by this man, was used to search for the fatal bullet lodged in President James Garfield.

Alexander Graham Bell. Send not to know for whom the Bell tolls....

In 1948 President Harry S. Truman survived an assassination attempt by nationalists from:

Puerto Rico.

The first President to survive a bona fide assassination attempt while in office was:

Andrew Jackson. Years later, after becoming friendly with the would-be assassin, Jackson offered to return the bullet to 'the rightful owner'. The assassin declined to accept it on the grounds that, after so many years of possession, the property must reside with the ex-President.

Jack Ruby, murderer of alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, operated a night club (strip joint) named:

The Carousel Club.

In 1933 an attempt on the life of President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt resulted in the death of the mayor of:

Chicago.

John Hinkley Jnr tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in order to impress actress:

Jodie Foster. Despite her political leanings, Ms. Foster was NOT impressed.

This President survived TWO assassination attempts in less than one month!

Gerald Ford. Talk about a couple of nut-cases!

The doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth's fractured leg (and was later jailed for it) has had his name infamously immortalized in a phrase meaning 'infamy'. That phrase is:

'His name is mud.'(Dr Mudd).

The attacks on President Ford were made by:

A member of the Manson gang and a deranged individual, not the same attack.

Julius Caesar was assassinated on:

The ides of March. Read your Shakespeare!