There is a long history of plots against the life of the US Chief executive. One of the most Brazen seems little remembered today, and, in fact, was quickly lost in the news cycle even when it occurred due to events elsewhere in the world. But the violent attempt on President Harry Truman’s life in 1950 deserves to be remembered.
October 5 represents the anniversary of what is generally considered to have been an aviation first, the first time that the crew of one airplane shot down another airplane- the first aerial victory in history.