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📅 Sep 10, 1898
Empress Elisabeth of Austria Is Stabbed in Geneva
On September 10, 1898, Empress Elisabeth of Austria was assassinated in Geneva by Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni.
⛳Switzerland
🔖Political Crime
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📅 Sep 6, 1901
President William McKinley Is Shot in Buffalo
On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo; he died of gangrene eight days later.
🔖Political Crime
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📅 Sep 13, 1971
State Police Retake Attica Prison
On September 13, 1971, police retook Attica prison in New York, killing 39 people, all of them by police gunfire.
📖Law & Justice
🔖Political Crime
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📅 Sep 8, 1974
President Ford Pardons Richard Nixon
On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for any crimes committed during his presidency.
🔖Political Crime
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📅 Sep 20, 1984
A Suicide Bomber Attacks the US Embassy Annex in Beirut
On September 20, 1984, a suicide bombing at the US embassy annex in Beirut killed 23 people and deepened the American withdrawal from Lebanon.
⛳Lebanon
🔖Political Crime