April 12, 1861: Confederate States secede, fire on Fort Sumpter
April 15, 1865: President Abraham Lincoln assassinated
July 2, 1881: President James A. Garfield shot, died September 19, 1881
Sept. 6, 1901: President William McKinley shot, died September 14, 1901
Dec. 7, 1941: Empire of Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Nov. 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy assassinated
March 30, 1981: Failed attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan
Aug. 9, 1974: President Richard F. Nixon resigns
Jan. 9, 2021: President Donald J. Trump coordinates and orders his minions’ assault on the United States Capitol Building and Congress.