The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, shocked and saddened the nation. On that day, as a nation mourned, speeches mingled with riots.
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln left the people of the U.S. reeling. As respectively as he is remembered today, his funeral was an event like no other.
Political assassinations are nothing new, and barely a quarter through the 21st century, there has been a steady drumbeat of murderous political events.
Despite being obsessively looked into by historians and conspiracy theorists for decades, many details of the JFK assassination's timeline are not well-known.
U.S. politics have been linked with violence since the country's inception, and like presidents, Supreme Court justices have faced threats to their lives.
Diane Feinstein was thinking of leaving politics, but the assassination of two of her colleagues in San Francisco ended up catapulting her political career.
Plots to permanently erase prominent individuals can sometimes pass into the realm of the absurd. Here are the dumbest assassination attempts in history.
Most assassinations are politically motivated. And while many killers have been brought to justice, others remain shadowy figures or groups never caught.
Although he preached non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi became an enemy to some and was violently killed in 1948. Here are the tragic details about his assassination.
The news of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, followed by the arrest of suspect Lee Harvey Oswald, absorbed the attention of the entire nation.
The ongoing secrecy around the JFK assassination files has added fuel to an already inferno-sized conspiracy fire. But why have records been kept secret?
Robert F. Kennedy's assassination is odd and filled with strange holes that can't be easily explained, so it only follows that equally bizarre theories abound.
The assassination of JFK is the source of many conspiracy theories. Here's why the Mary Ferrell Foundation is suing for access to JFK's assassination records.
An often untold consequence of President John F. Kennedy's assassination was the severe backlash against the city of Dallas, Texas, and the Dallas Cowboys.
Being a public figure, especially in terms of governmental duties, can make someone an inviting target of criticism, protest, demonstrations -- and shots fired.