One of the questions we deal with the most at Pocket Protector Games is assassinations, and this topic is no exception. Four Presidents in American history have been assassinated, and another four have died in office of natural causes. All four of the men in this next question did die in office - but only three were assassinated. So, off of Pocket Trivia: US Presidents - Which of these Presidents was not assassinated? McKinley, Kennedy, Garfield or Harding?
Obviously, not Kennedy. President Kennedy was assassinated on November 23, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.
Not McKinley. McKinley was shot on September 5, 1901 in Buffalo, NY, by Leon Czolgosz and died eight days later.
Not Garfield either. Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau in the Baltimore and Potamic Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. He was shot on July 2, 1881 and died on September 19.
THe correct answer to this one is Warren G. Harding. At the time of his death, Harding's administration was under attack from all sides, as many of his appointees had been accused of various forms of corruption. He was traveling the country on a "Voyage of Understanding" when he died in San Francisco on August 2, 1923. He likely died of a heart attack, and though conspiracy theorists have argued that he was murdered, no evidence to support such a claim has been found.
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