You learn something new every day

[theatokos]

Now, American history isn't my forte. But I was a history major in college and I always did well in history in grammar and high school.

Why is it that until this morning I had never learned that there were two - not one, but two! - assassination attempts against President Gerald Ford? We learn the list of assassination attempts, their names and dates, in school, don't we? So why is this news to me? Were these attempts left out because no one cares about Ford? Because they were rather pathetic attempts (although the first was at point blank range by a Manson follower, even though there was no bullet in the gun)? Or might it be, and I hate to sound like a nagging ol' feminist here, because both attempts were made by women?

I also didn't know that President George HW Bush had an attempt made on his life in 1992 - and I was around for that one! Also by a woman.....

Did you know this?

Comments

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

So is Hinckley important because he actually shot Reagan, even though Reagan was fine?

I'm glad somebody knew this. It just came out of left field to me!