On Oct. 14, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt departed his hotel in Milwaukee Wisconsin - on his way to a campaign speech. He got into an automobile, and as he gave a wave to the cheering crowd, a man stepped forward and shot Roosevelt in the chest. Despite a blood stained shirt and a bullet lodged in his chest, Roosevelt drove to the location of his campaign stop - and gave a 50 minute speech. This is the story of the Assassination Attempt on Teddy Roosevelt.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Theodore_Roosevelt

https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2019/07/the-pocket-items-that-saved-the-life-of-theodore-roosevelt/

Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theodore_Roosevelt_speaking_from_a_car_in_Milwaukee_Wisconsin_on_Oct._14,_1912.webp

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