That Time Teddy Roosevelt Got Shot in the Chest But Gave a 90 Minute Speech Anyway
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To most of the approximately 10,000 people packed into Milwaukee Auditorium on October 14, 1912, nothing seemed out of the ordinary in the moments before Teddy Roosevelt was scheduled to give what was supposed to be a simple campaign speech.
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http://www.history.com/news/shot-in-the-chest-100-years-ago-teddy-roose…
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