Pope John Paul II Assassination: 7 Shocking 1981 Facts
On May 13, 1981, a Turkish gunman shot Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square. The bullet missed his heart by millimeters. Here are 7 shocking facts about that day.
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Reagan Assassination Attempt: The Day America Held Its Breath — March 30, 1981
Forty-five years ago today, on March 30, 1981, the United States came terrifyingly close to losing its 40th president. At 2:27 p.m. on a gray Washington afternoon, six shots rang out on a sidewalk outside the Washington Hilton Hotel — and within seconds, the most powerful man on earth was bleeding in the back of…
