Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, like William of Normandy, believed that the English throne should be his, not Harold Godwineson's. Background to Hardrada'
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This article describes the Obama Secret Service, the number of agents assigned to protect the president and his family, and the relations they held
Raymond Lee Harvey, an unemployed drifter, was “looking nervous” as he stood 50 feet from president Carter at a rally in 1979. He wanted to kill him.
In 2011, Irish Muslim militant Terry Khalid Kelly was arrested for threatening to assassinate President Obama during the president's trip to Ireland
The "LBJ Personality" is one of intimidation. He bullied senators into falling in line on votes by using a mixture of intimidation and threats.
In the turbulent late 1960s, many unhinged characters came to believe that LBJ killed Kennedy. Some even plotted assassination attempts because of it.
Why was Robert F. Kennedy assassinated? Sirhan Sirhan was certainly motivated by political fanaticism but also by a deep desire for fame and notoriety
Roger Hines was a 6'4, 450 lb. repeat criminal who suffered mental illness. He was arrested in 1992 for attempted to assassinate President Bush
Why was JFK assassinated? Numerous conspiracy theories have been put forward, but the evidence pointing toward Lee Harvey Oswald is incontrovertible
Vladimir Arutyunian nearly killed Bush in 2005, when the president visited Georgia, America's closest ally in the former Soviet Union.
The many JFK affairs were legendary within his Secret Service detail, and they were shocked at the way he put his life in danger during his assignations
Robert Watts was a black militant who was arrested for threatening the assassination of LBJ. He was acquitted by a jury who did not consider the threat real
Roosevelt assassination attempts came from fringe groups such as the fascist Silver Shirts and the KKK. They also came from financers and industrialists.
President Truman was the target of would-be assassins during his presidency and after. Truman assassination attempts seemed to accelerate over the years.
What happened on November 22, 1963? The successful assassination of JFK was due to ideal conditions for Oswald, Secret Service failure, and bad luck
Bill Clinton was nearly assassinated in 1994 by Ronald Gene Barbour, a veteran and unemployed limousine driver who suffered from severe depression.
Threats against the president intensified in the early 20th century with the growth of small firearms, giving anyone access to a lethal weapon.
The Alphabet Bomber tried to kill President Gerald For using home-made nerve gas from the CIA. He was an engineer by training and capable of building bombs
Oscar Collazo was one of two Puerto Rican nationalist who on November 1, 1950 determined to assassinate President Harry Truman.
US president assassination attempts occurred because the would-be assassin sought notoriety or was redressing a real or imagined grievance
The noble class of the Maya was much smaller than any other class, but they were far more wealthy and powerful. Maya nobles, known as almehenob, filled the