What Presidential candidate was shot on May 15, 1972?

Presidential assassinations (and related) have always been an a topic of interest of mine.  Thankfully, there hasn't been an assassination attempt that has come close to succeeding since the 1980s, and there hasn't been a successful attempt since 1968.  It's fascinating, in a horrible, macabre sense, that someone could feel such anger or insanity towards another individual that they try to alter the political system via murder.

Anyway, here is today's trivia question, off of our Pocket Trivia: US History - What Presidential candidate was shot on May 15, 1972?   Was it Robert Kennedy, Walter Mondale, George Wallace or Tom Eagleton?

Mondale was Vice President under Jimmy Carter and ran for President in 1984 - but he was never shot at.  Not him.

Tom Eagleton was George McGovern's Vice Presidential nominee in 1972 - for about five seconds - before disclosures of mental illness, including depression, suicidal tendencies and electro-shock therapy.  He withdrew at McGovern's request - and that was that.  So not him.

Robert Kennedy, of course, was assassinated while running for President - but his death was in 1968, shortly after winning the California primary.

The correct answer is George Wallace.  Wallace was running for President as an independent for a second time.  He was campaigning in Laurel, Maryland and was wadding into the assembled crowd after giving a speech (against the advice of the Secret Service).  Wallace was shot four times by Arthur Bremer - one shot lodged in Wallace's spine, paralyzing him for the rest of his life.  Bremer was subdued immediately after the shooting and spent 35 years in jail before being paroled in 2007.  Bremer was motivated by fame, not politics.

Like most assassinations attempts after the 1960s, this one was caught on tape.  For a chilling view, see the video below (graphic content):