On January 30, witnesses said that Godse shot Gandhi three times at point-blank range, as Gandhi made his way through the garden of a private residence. ", Nanashi asked, surprised the foreigner could speak Japanese. Abraham Lincoln was 16th president of the United States (1861–65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of the slaves. McKinley’s presidential security and possibly some of the people in line brutally beat Czolgosz before he was arrested and taken away. He grappled briefly with a patron, swung himself over the balustrade, and leaped off it, shouting, “Sic semper tyrannis!” (the motto of the state of Virginia, meaning “Thus always to tyrants!”) and “The South is avenged!” He landed heavily on the stage, breaking a bone in his left leg, but was able to make his escape to the alleyway and his horse. Altair says, "Listen stranger I don't know who these Templars are but I will defend myself if I have to." ), where he secured a second Canadian passport (May 16), and back to London (May 17?). His stature as a major historical figure was confirmed by the successful campaign to establish a national holiday in his honor in the United States and by the building of a King memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C., near the Lincoln Memorial, the site of his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. I have been sent here from far to the west to eliminate a warlord in league with a Chinese invader. Thinking it's Altair Aragorn removes the hood only to realize that it was actually one of the citizens and just as he gets up and turns around he is face to face with Altair who unsheaths his Hidden Blade and stabs Aragorn in the neck. Godse was also critical of what he considered to be Gandhi’s ineffective use of power in the Indian National Congress during and after the partitioning of the country. Seizing the opportunity, Altair released his hidden blade and thrusted downwards at Nanashi. Photos. Altair says, "We are here to assassinate the king of this land for assisting the Templars Grandmaster." In June 1977 Ray escaped from Brushy Mountain (Tenn.) Prison and remained at large for 54 hours before being recaptured in a massive manhunt. He led the Congress (I) Party to a landslide victory in elections to the Lok Sabha in December 1984, and his administration took vigorous measures to reform the government bureaucracy and liberalize the country’s economy. One of the Assassins shouted "Surrender or Die". A few days later, on January 30, while he was on his way to his evening prayer meeting in Delhi, he was shot down by Nathuram Godse, a young Hindu fanatic.Nathuram Godse believed that Gandhi treated Muslims with more respect than Hindus, by incorporating the Koran into his teachings in Hindu temples, for example, while refusing to read from the Bhagavad Gita in mosques. He tried to punch Kakashi on his face, but suddenly recieved a hard kick on his shin, cracking his femur. In 2015, Assassin’s Creed made the jump to smartphones. Ruby was tried and found guilty of murder (March 14, 1964) and sentenced to death. To see the original battle, weapons, and votes, click here. Although McKinley had not entered the war for territorial aggrandizement, he sided with the “imperialists” in supporting ratification, convinced that the United States had an obligation to assume responsibility for “the welfare of an alien people.”Renominated for another term without opposition, McKinley again faced Democrat William Jennings Bryan in the presidential election of 1900. After Nehru died in 1964, he was succeeded by La Bahadur Shastri, who served as India’s prime minister until he also died suddenly. Nanashi drew the dao he had captured from the Ming and hurled it at Altair. I can take you to their base.". He struck repeatedly at Kakashi, using his eagle sense to increase his skills tenfold. The Harmandir Sahib, or Golden Temple, in Amritsar, Punjab, northwestern India. Sometimes the assassination of a leader is so shocking and profound that it triggers what psychologists call flashbulb memory in a country’s citizens. Then there was a big bang and smoke appeared under Altair's Sleeve. Suddenly Altair stopped over a terrace of a high building, turned 180 degrees and thrust his short-sword at Kakashi. Čabrinović threw a bomb that bounced off the archduke’s car and exploded beneath the next vehicle. Some sources state that Czolgosz was inspired by the assassination of King Umberto I of Italy by Gaetano Bresci, who was also an anarchist, roughly one year before.On September 6, 1901, Czolgosz stood in line to meet president McKinley. "Trust me I've been in worser situations then this and gotten out without a scratch" Altair says. The assassin jumped to another tree, evading the thrown sword, which embedded itself in a tree trunk. Slowly, the bodies of the three hostages along with the other two hooded men got covered in a swarm of beetles and disintegrated. The victim, Marcello Cimino, 45, was incinerated by the flames in the horrendous attack in the city of Palermo, southern Italy. Altair fell down, defeated. He gave himself up before the barn was set afire, but Booth refused to surrender. Altair retreated three steps and jumped over the trees to enter the Hidden Leaf village; with Kakashi in quick pursuit.