Post your banknotes that depict Heads of State/ Rulers that met a violent death.....President Willian McKinley Was shot and killed by Czolgocz in 1901. Czolgocz was tried and found guilty. He was electrocuted in the Auburn prison, electric chair.
I doubt the circumstances surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's assassination need to be retold for posterity.
The history channel had some interesting theories/ did John Wilkes Booth die in that barn? Also were other high ranking Cabinet ministers involved? Certainly he had no protection when he was at the Ford Theatre.
Then again, presidential protection seemed to be an afterthought in that time period. Just take a look at how easy it was for assassins and would-be assassins to get close to Presidents Jackson, Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley.
I'm not exactly sure, but if I recall correctly, they only started protecting the President after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901.
A quick check shows it was started in 1865 as part of the Treasury Department to combat counterfeiting. And you are correct about McKinley.
The History Channel, along with Discovery, have lowered the bar so much with dramatic "what ifs" that I've tuned them out. But maybe that's just me.
There is a reason many people refer to the History Channel as the Hitler Channel. I can't even watch that short attention span garbage they spout. There are far better programmes on the BBC that I get on streaming services.
I've always found it interesting that Adams and Jefferson both died within hours of each other on July 4, 1826.
An absolute most fantastic channel on youtube on history with a focus on WWII: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCKvREB11-fxyotS1ONgww
You are right, they are good/ factual. I recently saw a good one with Otto Skorzeny's memorable exploits. He only got the Knight's Cross/Oakleaves, certainly deserved the Swords/ Diamonds.
