Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History The FDR Assassination Attempt (1933)

The FDR Assassination Attempt (1933)

Published: Feb. 15, 2024, 8:10 p.m.

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It\\u2019s February 15th. This day in 1933, in Miami, Giuseppe\\xa0Zangara pulled out a pistol and, while yelling \\u201ctoo many people are starving!\\u201d fired at President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss why Zangara was trying to kill FDR, the others who were hurt in the incident \\u2014 and the true \\u201cwhat if\\u201d in American history had Zangara succeeded.

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