History of Assassination

Learn about Assasinations using Online Video

This online educational video title provides a riveting study of the assassinations that have shaped world history from the murder of Julius Caesar to John Hinckley's attempted assassination of President Reagan and the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain insight to the social context and political ramifications of assassinations that have shaped world history from 336 B.C. to the present day.
• Survey both historical assassinations and attempted assassinations.
• Trace the motives and methods of assassins, ranging from Brutus's murder of Julius Caesar to John Hinckley Jr.'s attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan.
• Learn about world history and world governments through the eyes of award-winning true-crime writer Jay Robert Nash, who compiled, authored and presented this encyclopedia of works.

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