Martin Luther King Jr slain by lone Memphis assassin (1968)
Negro leader Dr King slain by lone Memphis assassin
Widespread Negro violence, including arson and shooting, broke out in several American cities a... Read more...
Aftermath of Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination (1968)
The assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr triggered violence across the nation back in 1968.
Attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan (1981)
1981: President Reagan was wounded in the chest Monday by a gunman who tried to assassinate him with a burst of .22-caliber bullets
John Fitzgerald Kennedy: 1917-1963
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
by Laura Bergquist, LOOK Senior Editor
From the fizzy early takeoff of the New ... Read more...
The assassination of President Kennedy (1963)
The assassination of President Kennedy
Now in the sunny freshness of a Texas morning, with roses in her arms and a luminous smile on her lips, Jacq... Read more...
President Kennedy’s assassination: Zapruder footage (1966)
Although President John F Kennedy's assassination occurred on November 22, 1963, the article below was published on the third anniversary of his death... Read more...
The FBI update on JFK’s death (1977)
Here's an excerpt of a news story about one the country's most infamous true crime sagas: the assassination of President John F Kennedy. Time magazine... Read more...
$100,000 reward for apprehension of Lincoln’s murderer (1865)
War Department, Washington, April 20, 1865
$100,000 Reward!
The Murderer
of our Late Beloved President, Abraham Lincoln is still at large
$50,00... Read more...
John Wilkes Booth’s acting career (1863)
John Wilkes Booth was already well-known years before committing the deed -- the 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln-- that truly ensured ... Read more...
Kennedy slain on Dallas street (1963)
Kennedy slain on Dallas street
Pro-Communist charged in act
A sniper shot and killed President John F Kennedy on the streets of Dallas Friday. A 2... Read more...
First account of Jesse James’ murder (1882)
Details of the assassination of the bandit chief and outlaw
Lee Harvey Oswald’s Dallas police info (1963)
Here are Lee Harvey Oswald's mugshots and fingerprints, all taken in Dallas the day after he shot President John F Kennedy (and the day before Oswald ... Read more...
Lincoln assassinated: Official account (1865)
Last evening at about 9:30 p.m., at Ford's Theatre, the President, while sitting in his private box with Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Harris, and Major Rathburn, was shot by an assassin who suddenly entered the box and approached behind the President.
