2-1933 February 16 ASSASSIN FIRES INTO ROOSEVELT PARTY. ASSASINATION ATTEMPT B26

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THE NEW YORK SUN

40 Pages

PAGE SIZE - 22.5" X 16" 

FRONT COVER HEADLINES:

Roosevelt Tells his own Vivid Story Mayor resting Comfortably
Took Cermak to hospital

THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

On February 15, 1933, just over two weeks before Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as President of the United States, FDR arrived at the Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida around 9 p.m. to give a speech from the back seat of his light-blue Buick.

Around 9:35 p.m., FDR finished his speech and had begun talking to some supporters who had gathered around his car when when five shots rang out. Giuseppe "Joe" Zangara, an Italian immigrant and unemployed bricklayer, had emptied his .32 caliber pistol at FDR.

Shooting from about 25 feet away, Zangara was close enough kill FDR. However, since Zangara was only 5'1", he couldn't see FDR without climbing up on a wobbly chair in order to see over the crowd. Also, a woman named Lillian Cross, who stood near Zangara in the crowd, claimed to have hit Zangara's hand during the shooting.

Whether it was because of bad aim, the wobbly chair, or Mrs. Cross's intervention, all five bullets missed FDR.

The bullets, however, did hit bystanders. Four received minor injuries, while Chicago's Mayor Anton Cermak was mortally hit in the stomach.

FDR APPEARS BRAVE

During the whole ordeal, FDR appeared calm, brave, and decisive.

While FDR's driver wanted to immediately rush the president-elect to safety, FDR ordered the car to stop and pick up the wounded.

On their way to the hospital, FDR cradled Cermak's head on his shoulder, offering calming and comforting words, which doctors later reported kept Cermak from going into shock.

FDR spent several hours at the hospital, visiting each of the wounded. He came back the following day to check on the patients again.

At a time when the United States desperately needed a strong leader, the untested president-elect proved himself strong and reliable in the face of crisis. Newspapers reported on both FDR's actions and demeanor, putting faith in FDR before he even stepped into the presidential office.

WHY DID ZANGARA DO IT?

Joe Zangara was caught immediately and taken into custody. In an interview with officials after the shooting, Zangara stated that he wanted to kill FDR because he blamed FDR and all rich people and capitalists for his chronic stomach pain.

At first, a judge sentenced Zangara to 80 years in prison after Zangara pleaded guilty, saying, "I kill capitalists because they kill me, stomach like drunk man. No point living. Give me electric chair."*

However, when Cermak died of his wounds on March 6, 1933 (19 days after the shooting and two days after FDR's inauguration), Zangara was charged with first-degree murder and sentenced to death.

On March 20, 1933, Zangara strode to the electric chair unaided and then plunked himself down. His last words were "Pusha da button!"

* Joe Zangara as quoted in Florence King, "A Date Which Should Live in Irony," The American Spectator February 1999: 71-72.

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Historical Events February 1933

Events  1 - 50   of  50

1st  -   Colonial government arrests Anton de Kom in Paramaribo Suriname 1st -   Dutch bishops forbid membership of non-catholic unions 1st -   German Parliament disolves, Gen Ludendorf predicts catastrophe 2nd  -   2 days after becoming chancellor,  Adolf Hitler  dissolves the Reichstag (Parliament) 2nd -   Hermann Goering  bans Communist meetings/demonstrations in Germany 2nd -   Ucicky's "Rotten Morning" premieres in Berlin 3rd  -   1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, D.C. 3rd -   German Minister  Hermann Goering  bans social-democratic newspaper Vorwarts 3rd -   Marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin 4th  -   -Feb 10] Crew of Dutch "7 Provinces" mutiny after pay cuts 4th -   German President Von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press 5th  -   Marinus van der Lubbe passes Dutch/German boundary 6th  -   -90°F (-68°C), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record) 6th -   Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 m, in North Pacific hurricane by USS Ramapo 6th -   Pres von Hindenburg & von Papen ends Prussian parliament 7th  -   Colonial troops in Suriname kill 2 demonstrators 7th -   Social-Dem meeting in Berlin "As thousands cheer" Marxism is dead 8th  -   -23°F (-31°C), Seminole, Texas (state record) 8th -   1st flight of all-metal Boeing 247 9th  -   -63°F (-53°C), Moran, Wyoming (state record) 10th  -   -54°F (-48°C), Seneca, Oregon (state record) 10th -   Delivery of 1st singing telegram (Postal Telegram Co NYC) 10th -   Dutch seaplane bombs Dutch ship 10th -   Hitler  proclaims end of Marxism 10th -   Mutiny on "7 Provinces" ends (began Feb 4th), 23 killed 12th  -   German vice-chancellor von Papen demands Catholic aid for Nazis 15th  -   Karl Radek praises invincible force of German communist party 15th -   Pres-elect  Franklin Roosevelt  survives assassination attempt 15th -   Social-democratic newspaper "Vorwarts" banned again in Berlin 16th  -   Catholic newspaper Germania warns against nazis/communists 16th -   England regains the Ashes, thanks to "bodyline" tactics 17th  -   1st issue of "Newsweek" magazine published 17th -   Marinus van der Lubbe arrives in Glindow, at Potsdam 17th -   US Senate accept Blaine Act: ending prohibition 19th  -   Prussian minister Goering bans all Catholic newspapers 20th  -   Curom, Curacaose Broadcast System starts: Princess Juliana's speech 20th -   House of Reps completes congressional action to repeal Prohibition 20th -   Sidney Howard's "Alien Corn" premieres in NYC 24th  -   Final demonstration of German communist party in Berlin 24th -   League of Nations tells Japanese to pull out of Manchuria 25th  -   1st genuine US aircraft carrier named, USS Ranger 25th -   Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yds in, posts on goal line) 25th -   Thomas Yawkey purchases Boston Red Sox 26th  -   Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field 26th -   Marinus van der Lubbe kept overnight in a police cell 27th  -   The Reichstag, German parliament building, destroyed by fire; it was set by the Nazis, who blamed it on Communists 27th -   Jean Genet's "Intermezzo" premieres in Paris 28th  -   1st female in US Cabinet: Frances Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor 28th -   German President Von Hindenburg abolishes free expression of opinion 28th -   Adolf Hitler  bans German Communist Party (KPD)  

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