Attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt
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attempted-assassination-of-theodore-roosevelt-167-13213443
title:
Attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt
text:
On October 14, 1912, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt by John Schrank, a former saloonkeeper, while campaigning for the presidency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Schrank's bullet lodged in Roosevelt's chest after penetrating Roosevelt's steel eyeglass case and passing through a 50-page-thick (single-folded) copy of his speech titled "Progressive Cause Greater Than Any Individual", which he was carrying in his jacket pocket. Schrank was immediately disarmed and
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description:
1912 shooting of the former US President in Milwaukee, WI
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Theodore_Roosevelt
date created:
2004-10-11T02:20:23Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T15:07:48Z
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