When a famous celebrity, politician, religious figure, or royal is murdered, itīs called an assassination. If you donīt have a title like that, your death is simply called âunfortunate,â if itīs remembered at all. When it comes to assassinations there is always a motive, be it jealousy, idealism, political, revenge, etc. In committing an assassination, the murderer hopes to kill off the idea or ideal their victim stands for. Rarely does an assassination succeed on that level. Below is a list of nine of the most famous assassinations in history. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated just one month after his second inaugural address. In fact,...
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