The History Guy

Mussolini Shot in the face (2025x38)

Air date: Apr 07, 2025

At 10:58 am on Wednesday, April 7, 1926, the 50 year old daughter of the former Lord Chancellor of Ireland stepped out of a crowd, drew a revolver, and shot Italian prime minister Benito Mussolini in the face. Had she done so a decade later, she might have been hailed as a hero. Had she been a better shot, history might have been different. To be clear, noting a failed suicide attempt by a would be assassin 100 years ago is not meant to encourage self-harm.