High-profile leaders are sometimes criminal targets. Take a look at some of history's most infamous assassinations (and assassination attempts), including the shooting deaths of four American presidents.
JFK's autopsy states that he died "from gunshot wounds at Dallas, Texas."
Alexander wants a fair fight with Darius, but before he can kill him, Darius' own army assassinates Darius.
Videos and photos portray the Kennedys as a happy and loving family.
President McKinley lies dying, due to many medical mistakes and lack of knowledge about near-by new technology.
McKinley dies as his loving wife stands near, making Leon Czolgosz a murderer.
Lee Harvey Oswald, a man with a troubled past, is America's fourth presidential assassin.
African Americans and their allies demonstrate in the nation's capitol
A white man fatally shoots Medgar Evers because he works for the NAACP and is trying to gain equal rights for blacks.
While John Wilkes Booth remains infamous, 86 pages of his diary remain missing.
African American citizens challenge segregated city buses
Debate still rages over whether Oswald killed JFK but few doubt that he killed Officer J.D. Tippit.
Lincoln dies at Petersen's boarding house, across the street from the Ford Theater, less than twelve hours after being shot.
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