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John F. Kennedy's presidential motorcade in Dallas
assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg
Rafic al-Hariri memorial shrine
Boris Nemtsov
Protesters supporting Aleksey Navalny
Assassination of William McKinley
James Garfield assassination attempt
View historical footage and photographs surrounding Gavrilo Princip's assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Learn about the U.S. government's prior knowledge of the military coup against and assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
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