MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History February 15, 1933: Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami. He failed, mostly because he was too short to see over the crowd. However, Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who was shot in the attack, later died, in part from his wounds and in part from medical malpractice. Zangara confessed to the crime in jail, stating “I kill kings and presidents first and next all capitalists.” He was executed in Old Sparky, Florida’s electric chair in March, 1933. Philip K. Dick’s novel, “The Man in the High Castle,” is based in part on the premise that Zangara succeeded in killing FDR.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fdr" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fdr</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>potus</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>assassination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>florida</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/electricchair" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>electricchair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deathpenalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>deathpenalty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>jail</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>prison</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>novel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/philipkdick" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>philipkdick</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>writer</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstadon" class="u-url mention">@<span>bookstadon</span></a></span></p>
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MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History February 15, 1933: Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami. He failed, mostly because he was too short to see over the crowd. However, Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who was shot in the attack, later died, in part from his wounds and in part from medical malpractice. Zangara confessed to the crime in jail, stating “I kill kings and presidents first and next all capitalists.” He was executed in Old Sparky, Florida’s electric chair in March, 1933. Philip K. Dick’s novel, “The Man in the High Castle,” is based in part on the premise that Zangara succeeded in killing FDR.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WorkingClass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fdr" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fdr</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>potus</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>assassination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>florida</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/electricchair" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>electricchair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deathpenalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>deathpenalty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>jail</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>prison</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>novel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/philipkdick" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>philipkdick</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>writer</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstadon" class="u-url mention">@<span>bookstadon</span></a></span></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History February 15, 1933: Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami. He failed, mostly because he was too short to see over the crowd. However, Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who was shot in the attack, later died, in part from his wounds and in part from medical malpractice. Zangara confessed to the crime in jail, stating “I kill kings and presidents first and next all capitalists.” He was executed in Old Sparky, Florida’s electric chair in March, 1933. Philip K. Dick’s novel, “The Man in the High Castle,” is based in part on the premise that Zangara succeeded in killing FDR.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WorkingClass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>assassination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FDR</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>jail</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeathPenalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DeathPenalty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectricChair" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElectricChair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>immigrant</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhilipKDick" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PhilipKDick</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>novel</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstadon" class="u-url mention">@<span>bookstadon</span></a></span></p>
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