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THEODORE ROOSEVELT
1858 - 1919
Roosevelt was a hero of the
Spanish-American War in 1898.
Teddy Roosevelt was the 26th
president of the United States from 1901 - 1909.
In 1904,
Theodore Roosevelt started with the building
of the Panama Canal.
The Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 was his.
ASSASSINATION
ATTEMPTS ON THEODORE ROOSEVELT
October 14, 1912, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The following is an excerpt
from the book Just 2 Seconds (Gavin de Becker et al.)
John Schrank followed
Roosevelt for 2,000 miles through eight states in 24 days of
campaigning, waiting for an opportunity to kill him. Roosevelt
walked out of his hotel, got into his open car, and turned to
wave at the crowd.
Schrank fired his .38 Colt revolver
from six feet away. Roosevelt was struck in the right chest,
suffering only a broken fourth rib and a minor wound.
A metal case for carrying reading
glasses and a folded 50-page speech slowed the bullet
substantially, such that Roosevelt was able to complete his
speech. He told the audience, "It takes more than one bullet to
stop a bull moose!"
After the speech, he was taken to
the hospital for treatment. He carried the bullet in his chest
until he died seven years later, of natural causes. Schrank was
tried and spent the rest of his life in prison.
Check out Assassinations
in History.
And here is
Teddy presented by CNN and Time Magazine.
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US Election Map 1796 -
1968.
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Governments in History Chart.
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