assassination

But it also describes what happened in the U.S. in the 1960s, when protests over racism, the Vietnam War, and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. sometimes escalated into riots.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

But when Grace survives an assassination attempt, Todd is genuinely shaken.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

The hospital set up a special Papal suite following the failed assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II's life in May 1981, which is still in use today.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

An attorney for Caldwell disputed the findings, calling the allegations anonymous conjecture and character assassination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Atzerodt knew the details of the assassination plan that was unfolding.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Vietnam, inner-city riots, and the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. had cast a pall over the Day-Glo optimism of the Love Generation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

The proposed rules would likely prohibit bets on war, terrorism, assassinations, player injuries, and first pitch gambling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Over the course of the war, Israel has claimed responsibility for the assassinations of several Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, widely regarded as a mastermind of the October 7 attack.

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

Unlike so many retellings of famous assassinations, attempted or otherwise, Harron’s movie gets to the heart of its subject’s discontent without dwelling on dramatizations of Solanas’ fragile psyche.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

Stanton believed that the Lincoln and Seward assassinations had exposed a Confederate plot to kill the leaders of the national government in an attempt to reverse the results of the Civil War.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson