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When Teddy Roosevelt Was Shot By An Assassin — Then Gave A Speech History Uncovered

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On October 14, 1912, Teddy Roosevelt — then running for an unprecedented third term under the banner of the Bull Moose Party — set out to give a speech at the Milwaukee Auditorium in Wisconsin. En route, he crossed paths with a mentally ill saloon owner named John Schrank.

For some reason, Schrank had become convinced that Roosevelt had assassinated President William McKinley in 1901. And so Schrank waited with the crowd, then fired at Roosevelt with a Colt revolver.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/teddy-roosevelt-cheating-death

credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits

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On October 14, 1912, Teddy Roosevelt — then running for an unprecedented third term under the banner of the Bull Moose Party — set out to give a speech at the Milwaukee Auditorium in Wisconsin. En route, he crossed paths with a mentally ill saloon owner named John Schrank.

For some reason, Schrank had become convinced that Roosevelt had assassinated President William McKinley in 1901. And so Schrank waited with the crowd, then fired at Roosevelt with a Colt revolver.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/teddy-roosevelt-cheating-death

credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits

History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

36 min

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