2024

Trump survives assassination attempt in Butler

July 13, 2024

A gunman opened fire at a Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing Donald Trump and killing one spectator. The attack became one of the defining images of the 2024 campaign and intensified political tensions in the United States.

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Trump wins a second term · North America · Politics
Assad government falls in Syria · Middle East · War
Navalny dies in Russian prison · Europe · Politics
BJP loses majority in India · South Asia · Politics
Sheikh Hasina flees Bangladesh · South Asia · Politics
Pager attacks in Lebanon · Middle East · War

Before and after in North America

Before: December 8, 2023: First sickle cell CRISPR therapy
After: January 7, 2025: Los Angeles wildfires

Before and after in Politics

Before: January 8, 2023: Brasília's January 6
After: January 20, 2025: Trump's second inauguration

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Contemporary (2001–2026), one of 196 events from that era on Saeculum.