Not just Donald Trump: 10 US leaders who were shot; Many even assassinated

Former US President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt on Saturday, days before he becomes the official Republican presidential nominee. The Secret Service shot and killed the would-be assassin, identified as a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far from the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. One spectator was killed and two others were critically injured. Trump was at a rally when at least five shots were fired. Trump was seen holding his ear and got down on the ground. Agents quickly created a shield around him.

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathiser, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Lincoln was shot in the back of the head while watching a play and died the following day.

James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated by Charles Guiteau, a disgruntled office seeker, at a railroad station in Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1881. Garfield was shot twice and succumbed to his injuries on September 19, 1881, after months of suffering.

William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, on September 6, 1901, while attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley was shot twice in the abdomen and died of gangrene on September 14, 1901.

Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, survived an assassination attempt by John Flammang Schrank, a saloonkeeper, on October 14, 1912, while campaigning for a third term in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Roosevelt was shot in the chest, but the bullet was slowed by a glasses case and a thick speech manuscript in his coat pocket. He continued his speech before seeking medical attention and survived the attack.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, who would later become the 32nd President of the United States, survived an assassination attempt by Giuseppe Zangara, an Italian immigrant and anarchist, on February 15, 1933, in Miami, Florida. Roosevelt was not injured, but Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak, who was with him, was shot and later died from his wounds.

Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, survived an assassination attempt by Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo on November 1, 1950. The attackers aimed to kill Truman to draw attention to Puerto Rican independence. The attempt took place at the Blair House in Washington, D.C., where Truman was residing during White House renovations. Truman was unharmed, but a White House police officer was killed.

John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963, while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was shot in the head and neck and was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Robert F. Kennedy, a U.S. Senator and former Attorney General, was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian Arab with Jordanian citizenship, on June 5, 1968, in Los Angeles, California. Kennedy was shot multiple times in the kitchen pantry of the Ambassador Hotel and died the next day.

Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, survived two separate assassination attempts within 17 days in September 1975. The first attempt was by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, on September 5 in Sacramento, California. The second attempt was by Sara Jane Moore, a political radical, on September 22 in San Francisco, California. In both instances, Ford was unharmed.

Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, survived an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr. on March 30, 1981, in Washington, D.C. Reagan was shot in the chest, but the bullet missed his heart, and he made a full recovery after surgery. Three others were also wounded in the attack.

(Information generated by Claude AI)