The assassination attempt on Donald Trump It was a moment that terrified the world, but it is not the first time this has happened in the history of the United States, a country that already has a long history of similar episodes.

Four US presidents have been assassinated. The first of them was Abraham Lincoln In 1865, the president who abolished slavery was shot precisely for his defense of black people.

A few years later the Republican followed suit James Garfield after only 4 months after arriving at the White House. The third case, William McKinleywas shot twice at point-blank range while greeting his followers in 1901. But without a doubt, the most famous assassination, the most mediatic was that of John F. Kennedywho was assassinated on November 22, 1963.

The images of his death, while he was driving with his wife through Dallas, went around the world. A story that would be repeated five years later. his brother, Robert KennedyDemocratic candidate for the White House, who was assassinated just as he was celebrating his victory in the primaries. Four presidents and one candidate have been assassinated, but there have been more attempts.

Donald Trump has managed to survive the shotsomething that four other presidents also experienced first-hand. Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, and the most recent to date, Ronald Reagan. The Republican was shot in 1981 as he was leaving a speech in Washington. Reagan was wounded, but recovered quickly from the attack without any after-effects and, until now, was the last president to have been shot.