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Feb 9, 2010 · During an outdoor rally in Laurel, Maryland, George Wallace, the governor of Alabama and a presidential candidate, is shot by 21-year-old Arthur Bremer. Three others were wounded, and...
- Missy Sullivan
Arthur Herman Bremer (/ ˈbrɛmər /; born August 21, 1950) is an American convicted criminal, whose attempt to assassinate U.S. Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace on May 15, 1972, in Laurel, Maryland, left Wallace permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
Mar 22, 2024 · He shot five rounds, and three other people were hurt, in addition to the 52-year-old, though none of their injuries were as serious as the politician’s, who was permanently paralyzed below the waist. Bremer was immediately arrested and was just as quickly found guilty of the crime.
May 12, 2022 · Fifty years ago, a fame-seeker shot the polarizing politician five times, paralyzing him from the waist down. After his shooting, a hospitalized George C. Wallace holds up a newspaper touting...
- Diane Bernard
May 15, 2017 · Arthur Bremer was a 21-year-old busboy when he shot George Wallace, paralyzing the Alabama governor from the waist down. Bremer had originally planned to shoot President Richard Nixon, in a bid...
This short documentary uses rare, never-before-seen video to tell the story of how unemployed busboy Arthur Bremer followed Democratic presidential candidate...
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- The Art of Alabama Politics
Jun 24, 2015 · May 15, 1972…. It was a little after 3pm when the South's most vocal segregationist stepped to the podium. Alabama Governor George Wallace was running for President of the United States and, with the Maryland Democratic primary a day away, the campaign trail had brought him to Laurel.
