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  • Bayfront Park Miami, 1930 Today in Florida History February 15, 1933 - President-Elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt narrowly escaped an assassination attempt shortly after giving a speech at Bayfront Park in Miami on this date. The would-be assassin, Guiseppe Zangara, an Italian immigrant and unemployed bricklayer, fired 5 shots towards Roosevelt who was standing on stage, fatally wounding the Mayor of Chicago Anton Cermak and injuring four others. Zangara was...Read more
 

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