The Ides of March: Caesar Falls, 44 BC
On March 15, 44 BC, Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times by Roman senators in the Curia of Pompey — an assassination meant to save the Republic that instead helped bury it.
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The Mahatma's Last Evening
On January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at a prayer meeting in New Delhi, ending the life of the leader who guided India's freedom struggle.
The Night America Lost Lincoln
On April 14, 1865 — five days after Lee's surrender — actor John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, making Lincoln the first U.S. president assassinated.