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FBI photo of James Earl Ray. Ray assassinated Rev. Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. (photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)

Looking Back On 45 Years Since MLK Assassination

The civil rights leader was shot to death at the age of 39 as he stood on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Shortly after the assassination, James Earl Ray was arrested and later pleaded guilty to killing King.

2013/04/04

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Teen Charged In Chalkboard Threat To Assassinate Principal

A teen from Nassau County has been charged with a felony, after he allegedly wrote on the blackboard that he wanted to “assassinate the principal and take over the school.”

2013/01/09

John Lennon And Yoko Ono

Lennon Fans Chat With Yoko Ono 32 Years After Assassination

Fans exchanged messages via Facebook and Twitter with Yoko Ono this week, as Saturday marks the 32nd anniversary of John Lennon’s murder in New York City.

2012/12/08

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Prosecutor: Man Threatened To Kill President Obama, School Children

An upstate New York man is accused of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and elementary schoolchildren in Saratoga County.

2012/03/04

Kennedy Motorcade

Kennedy’s Agents Speak Out About Assassination

Almost 50 years later, agent Clint Hill still blames himself for not taking the fatal bullet that killed former President John F. Kennedy.

2010/11/13

Arrest

N.Y. Man Arrested After Voicing Desire To Kill Bush

GREECE, N.Y. (AP) — A suburban Rochester man faces charges after telling the Secret Service of a desire to kill former President George W. Bush. Ian Rotunno was detained Oct. 7 after he abruptly left […]

2010/10/23

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