FDR Assassin Executed: Zangara Dies in Electric Chair
Giuseppe Zangara was executed in Florida's electric chair just five weeks after shooting Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak during an assassination attempt against President-Elect Franklin Roosevelt. The speed of his trial and execution reflected the era's swift justice, and debate continues over whether Cermak or Roosevelt was the intended target.
March 20, 1933
93 years ago
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