Top 10 Historical Assassination Attempts That Failed Dramatically

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• theme of Article: A list documenting historical assassination attempts that failed due to poor planning, mechanical malfunctions, or unforeseen circumstances.
• Richard Lawrence vs. Andrew Jackson (1835): Attempt with two pistols failed due to suspected rain-soaked powder; Jackson fought back with his cane.
• John Schrank vs. Theodore Roosevelt (1912): Bullet slowed by a thick speech manuscript and steel eyeglass case; Roosevelt gave his speech despite injury.
• Giuseppe Zangara vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933): Missed intended target and killed Chicago mayor Anton Cermak instead; executed weeks later.
• Oscar collazo & griselio Torresola vs. Harry Truman (1950): poor execution at Blair house led to immediate arrest and one fatality; Truman revised security measures afterward.
• Vladimir Arutyunian vs. George W. Bush (2005): Thrown grenade in Freedom square did not detonate due to over-tight wrapping; assailant captured after killing a Georgian agent during the standoff.
• Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme vs Gerald Ford & Sara Jane Moore’s attempt (1975):

– Fromme’s gun had no chambered round; arrested on site in Sacramento for life sentence until 2009’s parole although pro activists tried positioning culture
Sara missed those second rounds making Ford unique Across different decade depicting assassination
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