There have been many assassinations and assassination attempts throughout American history. Many of these attempts are specifically aimed at political leaders such as presidents, governors, military leaders, and other types of political leaders. Many times, a political leader will be missing and many theories pop up that try to explain what happened and why. One such case would be with the famed Teamster Labor Union President, Jimmy Hoffa. There have been a plethora of theories surrounding his disappearance, but the most credible one is the third one.
James Riddle Hoffa was born in 1913, in the city of Brazil, Indiana. While was working as a warehouseman in 1932, he organized a labor union, that eventually became a part of the Teamsters Union. He was very popular with the teamsters and in 1952 he became the vice president and in 1957, the president of the teamsters union. That same year the Teamsters Union was removed from the American Federation of Labor, after evidence of corruption was revealed. After that, Hoffa had to a board of monitors that supervised his presidency. Although many people outside the union wanted to get rid of Hoffa, he was reelected as their president in 1961. In 1964, Hoffa was charged with the conviction of jury tampering. He was found guilty and sentenced to 8 years in prison, but Hoffa would not give up his role as president of the teamsters. Once he announced that he would resign his presidency his sentence was commuted by President Nixon in 1971 and he was banned from taking part in union activities until 1981. But this did not stop Hoffa; he was determined to regain his presidency with the teamsters. On July 30, 1975 Hoffa left his house to go to a meeting with teamster leaders from New Jersey, “T...
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In conclusion, Oswald being the lone assassin and the CIA’s involvement are two theories surrounding the mystery behind JFK’s assassination. Oswald has reasonable evidence linking him to the assassination. On the other hand, the CIA had enough motivation to be the cause of the murder. These two theories are both reasonable theories and have evidence backing them up. Though JFK was assassinated, he still lives on within the heart of the U.S., and he lives in spirit of U.S. politics. The mystery behind JFK’s assassination will still be a case
While this possibly partially led to Hoffa's imprisonment, his involvement with the mafia was most likely the main reason for his arrest. Chavez and Hoffa were highly successful. The differences in their methods and approaches, should not lessen the incredible feats that they achieved for the workers that they worked with and for the workers of today. Their personalities and approaches are what led to them being two of the most remarkable union organizers and leaders of the past. Hoffa was proud to be there.
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On the night of April 14th, 1865, at around 10:15 P.M., John Wilkes Booth, who was a famous actor and was also on the side of the Confederacy, sneaked into Ford’s Theater and assassinated Abraham Lincoln only five days after the end of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was only 56 years old, and he was the first president to be assassinated. Samuel Arnold, George Atzerodt, David Herold, Michael O’Laughlen, Lewis Powell, and John Surratt were intended to help him with their original plan of kidnapping the president, but that plan was abandoned because President Lincoln never showed up to the Campbell Military Hospital, where he was meant to see a play. John Surratt’s mother, Mary Surratt, provided the men with a place to stay and moved to Washington D.C., and eventually Mary Surratt would be found guilty of assistance in the crime and executed, becoming the first woman to be put to death by the government.
In California, December 20, 1968, Zodiac attacked Betty Lou Jenson and David Faraday. This was his first significant criminal act. In a matter of 2 or 3 minutes, the attack was finished and he drove casually away from the scene. He showed no signs of remorse and seemed very calm about all of his actions. After the attack of these two people-murdering the female-Zodiac would have read about his actions in local newspapers, listened to it on a radio report, or watched it on a local news report on the tv. Seven months later he attacked Darlene Ferrin and Micheal Mageau on July 4, 1969, killing the woman of course. Afterward he phoned the Vallejo Police departement to brag about what he did. He also wrote to three newspapers to brag.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States and one of our countries most notable figures in history, was assassinated on April 14, 1865. In today’s society, many believe there are conspiracy theories about almost everything that the government has done, but many do not think that conspiracies could date back as far as mid 1860’s. The discussion of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the well thought out shooting and escape, and the days that follow are going to be closely examined throughout this paper. Abraham Lincoln was watching Our American Cousin with his wife and two others at Ford’s Theater when John Wilkes Booth, a
A murder which easily occured and left a footprint in history that many historians and essay writers will enjoy to read about, because the factors leading up to it are so interesting and unique, that it cannot be compared to another assassination. Somehow these 2 men involved both had difficult childhoods which set them on pathways which changed their lives forever. Many are unaware of James Garfield himself and how he was the first left handed president. Being one of four presidents assassinated in office, he had the second shortest term of power behind William Henry Harrison, whose term went from March 4th- April 4th 1841 after dying from pneumonia. James Garfield led many of his time in office and will always be remembered as the 20th president in United States
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