On this day in 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated
Anwar Sadat’s legacy remains one of the most complex and consequential in modern Middle Eastern history. Revered by some as ...
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On this day in 1968: Robert F. Kennedy assassinated
Fifty-six years ago today, on 5 June 1968, America was once again plunged into profound grief. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, ...
On this day in 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated
On April 4, 1968, the world lost one of its most influential civil rights leaders when Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
On this day 44 bce: Julius Caesar was assassinated
Gaius Julius Caesar, born to an aristocratic family in 100 BCE, transformed from an ambitious politician into one of history's ...
On this day in 1986: Olof Palme assassinated
On February 28, 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated while walking home from a movie theatre with his ...
On this day in 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr., an iconic figure in the civil rights movement, was assassinated on April 4, 1968, leaving behind ...