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** American History Altered by a Fraction of an Inch ([link removed])
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by Lawrence Kadish • July 15, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Pictured: Former President Donald Trump is taken off a rally stage by Secret Service agents after he was shot in the ear by a would-be assassin in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.(Photo by Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)

Once again, American history has been altered by a fraction of an inch.

Donald Trump's wound could have been catastrophic by such a margin.

Teddy Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt when the bullet lodged in a rolled up copy of his speech he had casually stuffed into his breast pocket.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt when the gunman's aim was faulty, killing FDR's neighboring motorcade passenger, Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak, and wounding five others.

Ronald Reagan's bullet wound to the lung from a would-be assassin nearly killed him; he survived by the heroic efforts of emergency room doctors.

So, American history will write yet another chapter of how fate, luck and the strength of the would-be victim played an enormous role in determining the future of our nation.

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