United States Capitol: Timeline

1835   Unsuccessful assassination Assassination

Assassination is the deliberate killing of an important person, usually a political figure or other stra... 

 attempt against President President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state [i] of the United States [i]. ... 

 Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States [i] , first governor [i] ... 

 in the United States Capitol - first assassination attempt against a President of the United States President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state [i] of the United States [i]. ... 

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1930   Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I World War I

World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War and "The War to End All War... 

 veterans mass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate United States Senate

he United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States [i], the other b ... 

 considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.

1998   Russel Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire, killing 2 police officers. He is later ruled incompetent to stand trial.