January 6, 2021 wasn't the first time there was an attack on the Capitol.

[raccoon]

The 1954 United States Capitol shooting was an attack on March 1, 1954, by four Puerto Rican nationalists wanting Puerto Rico's independence from US rule. They shot 30 rounds from semi-automatic pistols from the Ladies' Gallery (a balcony for visitors) of the House of Representatives chamber in the United States Capitol.

The nationalists, identified as Lolita Lebrón, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Andres Figueroa Cordero, and Irvin Flores Rodríguez, unfurled a Puerto Rican flag and began shooting at Representatives in the 83rd Congress, who were debating an immigration bill. Five Representatives were wounded, one seriously, but all recovered. The assailants were arrested, tried and convicted in federal court, and given long sentences, effectively life imprisonment. In 1978 and 1979, their sentences were commuted by President Jimmy Carter.[2] All four returned to Puerto Rico.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_United_States_Capitol_shooting

Yesterday was the first time in my life I ever heard anything about this.


The podcast I heard about this was
The History Hour (BBC World Service)
“Attack at the US Capitol”
January 16, 2021 (date of the podcast episode)

[Buckeye_Democrat]

1. Thank you! News to me too!

I read the Wikipedia summary, and I didn't even know about the assassination attempt on Truman in 1950 until reading it!

[raccoon]

2. Thanks back atcha! I didn't know about that assassination attempt. Nt

[katmondoo]

3. I remember the incident now.

[mountain grammy]

4. I remember this

And Carter’s action. He was our last best chance to become a healthy, intelligent country. Instead we got Ronald Reagan.

[LymphocyteLover]

5. wow, never heard of that. Why did Carter commute their sentences?

their crime seems quite severe and unforgivable.

[jaxexpat]

6. Celebrating the first Inter-galactic world facts day, we bring you........

Today's world fact:
one man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter

[LymphocyteLover]

7. I can only imagine, but seems like the GOP would've lost their minds and still be talking about it

unless it was a conservative group of terrorists....

[PatSeg]

8. Whoa, I had no idea

[spanone]

9. The assailants were arrested, tried and convicted in federal court, and given long sentences

I'm all for this ⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧

[AllaN01Bear]

10. found this on the smithsonian site ,,,

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/history-violent-attacks-capitol-180976704/