Who was the first U.S. president to be assassinated?
Abraham Lincoln
James Garfield
William McKinley
John F. Kennedy
Fact: The first U.S. president to be assassinated was Abraham Lincoln, who was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. After Lincoln, three other U.S. presidents were assassinated while in office. James A. Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau on July 2, 1881, and died from his injuries on September 19, 1881. William McKinley was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz on September 6, 1901, and died on September 14, 1901. The most recent presidential assassination was John F. Kennedy, who was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.
Correct Answer: Abraham Lincoln