This plan included 2 other conspirators,Nedjelko Cabrinovic, and Trifko Grabez, though they obviously all failed in their assasination attempts. The original plan was that these 3 people would kill the Archduke while he was driving though the streets of Sarajevo on his way to visit the city hall. Nedjelko, who made the first attempt, threw a grenade at the Archduke's car, but it instead missed, rolled underneath another car in the motorcade, and exploded.
By Robert McNamara. The presidential election of 1836 could have been a pivotal moment in American history, coming as it did at the end of the two terms of Andrew Jackson.The policies and personal style of Jackson had disrupted the political landscape and inspired widespread opposition.y Robert McNamara. The presidential election of 1836 could have been a pivotal moment in American history, coming as it did at the end of the two terms of Andrew Jackson.
On November 7, 1811, a force of some 1,100 U.S. troops under William Henry Harrison fought off an assault by a Native American confederacy near the Tippecanoe River in Indiana. The battle itself isnât widely remembered today, but itâs become famous for its influential role in Harrisonâs 1840 run for the White House. By framing âOld Tippecanoeâ Harrison as a folksy, hard cider-swilling war hero, the Whig Party cruised to victory in what has often been called the first modern presidential campaign. The 1840 U.S. presidential election was notoriously light on discussions of the issues.