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AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT MADE ON JUNE 13,1981 ON ELIZABETH II

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AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT MADE  ON JUNE 13,1981  ON ELIZABETH II BY TEENAGER MARCUS SARJEANT AGED 17 புகழுக்காக அரசி இரண்டாம் எலிசபெத்தை கொல்ல முயற்சி நடந்தது ஜூன் 13 ,1981 A Teenager's named Sarjeant aged 17 Assassination Attempt on Queen Elizabeth II on June 13, 1981, it could have all been undone by a teenager. On that day, the Queen was riding her horse on her way to the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony when six shots rang out. She was unharmed, and though her horse was spooked, the sovereign was able to calm him and continue along the parade route. Security rushed into the crowd to find the would-be assassin wearing a “Charles and Di” pin—and they were surprised to discover that he had fired six blank shots. Seventeen-year-old Marcus Sarjeant was obsessed with the assassination attempts on Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II, and idolized Lee Harvey Oswald and Mark David Chapman. After the attempt on Reagan in March 1981, Sarjeant remarked tha...

Similarities Between the Assassinations of Kennedy and Lincoln (1860s and 1960s)

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Similarities Between the  Assassinations of Kennedy and Lincoln  (1860s and 1960s) LINCOLN by Ron Kurtus (revised 9 August 2015) American presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were both tragically assassinated during their terms in office. Both men were admired by many but actually hated by those who opposed their political views.  LINCOLN ASSASINATION KENNADY SHOT BACK SIDE OF HEAD Shortly after Kennedy was assassinated on 22 November 1963, a comparison of the circumstances of his death and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on 14 April 1865 surfaced. That comparison pointed out some amazing coincidences. Questions you may have include: What were the comparisons? Is there any significance to them? Is this just a coincidence or what? This lesson will answer those questions. Comparison of events The following chart compares the amazing coincidences in the deaths of Lincoln and Kennedy. Some items that are commonly lis...

LORD MOUNT BETTAN WHO ASSIGNED INDEPENDENCE TO INDIA AND PAKISTAN ASSASSINATED ON 1979 AUGUST 27

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LORD MOUNT BETTAN WHO ASSIGNED INDEPENDENCE TO INDIA AND PAKISTAN ASSASSINATED ON 1979 AUGUST 27 Admiral of the Fleet   The Right Honourable The Earl Mountbatten of Burma KG   GCB   OM   GCSI   GCIE   GCVO   DSO   PC   FRS First Sea Lord In office 18 April 1955 – 19 October 1959 Prime Minister Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan Preceded by Rhoderick McGrigor Succeeded by Charles Lambe Governor-General of India In office 15 August 1947 – 21 June 1948 Monarch George VI Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Preceded by Himself  ( Viceroy of India ) Succeeded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Viceroy of India In office 12 February 1947 – 15 August 1947 Monarch George VI Preceded by The Viscount Wavell Succeeded by Himself  ( Governor General of India ) Muhammad Ali Jinnah ( Governor General of Pakistan ) Personal details Born Prince Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas of Battenberg 25 June 1900 ...