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(Wednesday, February 15, 1933, 9:35 p.m. EST) — U.S. President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami tonight that mortally wounded Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak and left four others injured.

Roosevelt – who would be sworn in as the 33rd president of the United States in just 17 days on Mar. 4, 1933 – had completed a speech at Bayfront Park and was being driven to his train in an open convertible when Zangara pushed his way through the crowd, stood on a folding chair to get a better view, and was within 25 feet of Roosevelt when he began firing a .32 caliber revolver.

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The chair was wobbly, and at least one bystander, Mrs. Lillian Cross, reportedly grabbed his arm, followed by another bystander, James Galloway, before Zangara was wrestled to the ground.

Wounded in addition to Mayor Cermak were two women, a man, and Roosevelt’s bodyguard, policeman William Sinnott.

Cermak, who would die on March 6, was reported to have told Roosevelt, “I am glad it was me instead of you.”

Zangara pleaded guilty to Cermak’s murder and was put to death in the electric chair on Mar. 20, 1933.