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History's most notorious assassinations
John Wilkes Booth fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln in 1865
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Assassinations have been carried out since antiquity. Just look at how many Roman emperors fell victim to the sword, knife, or poison. In fact, most assassinations are politically motivated, with presidents, prime ministers, and members of royalty all having been targeted throughout history. But some killings remain senseless and inexplicable, those of musicians for example, or advocates for peace and equality.
Click through for a gruesome timeline of victims of assassinations, and the murderers that hit their mark.
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