Attempted Assassination of FDR

Date: February 15, 1933 • Location: Miami, United States

In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6.

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