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tetoffens t1_jd38xhv wrote

Huh, didn't know about this assassination attempt on FDR. And glad I do now, for the funny mental image.

So Giuseppe Zangara decided to try to shoot Roosevelt while he was surrounded by a crowd of people. The problem was Giuseppe was only 5 feet tall. So in order to try to line up his shot and actually see what he was shooting at, he stood on a wobbly chair and then used the shoulder of the woman (who was only a few inches taller) in front of him to try to keep the gun still while he fired.

It's just...I don't want to be one of those people who makes fun of people for their height but come on. Tiny assassin. Makes me think of the guy from the 3rd season of Twin Peaks.

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Few-Ad-1381 t1_jd3cebe wrote

Don't underestimate the power of a short shooter, you never know who's packing a Napoleon complex.

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SeanG909 t1_jd3utd8 wrote

Paradoxically, not napoleon. Though maybe he was compensating for his relatively low social standing prior to the revolution.

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Boogzcorp t1_jd6yrjp wrote

What do you mean paradoxically?

Dude was 1.68m

He was tiny...

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ST616 t1_jd73eer wrote

He was above average height for the time he lived in. The average height has increased since then.

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Boogzcorp t1_jd78g4f wrote

Thankyou TED, that was the joke...

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ST616 t1_jd7xsgt wrote

If it was a joke it wasn't a good one

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NoWorries124 t1_jd5pw0t wrote

In the Amazon show and book "The Man in the High Castle", Zangara succeeds in his attempt and kills FDR, leading to the Allies losing World War II

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bozitybozitybopzebop t1_jd6ibme wrote

FDR went to Florida with Anton Cermak, the mayor of Chicago. My understanding is that it's likely the Chicago mob wanted Cermak dead while he was out of town and that FDR may not have been the actual target.

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