They had the motive, the weapon, and the perfect vantage point—until they didn’t. This week, we’re looking at the history-altering moments that <i>didn't</i> happen. We explore the thin line between a tragedy and a "near miss," diving into the strange stories of high-stakes targets who escaped by the skin of their teeth. Whether it was a stroke of sheer luck, a mechanical fail, or a target who was just too stubborn to go down, these are the plots that crashed and burned at the finish line.<br /><br />Research links below!<br /><br />Famous American Trials - <a href="https://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/powell.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Biographic Sketch of Lewis Powell"</a><br />Smithsonian - <a href="https://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.80.172" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Lewis Thornton Powell"</a><br />Lincoln Conspirators - <a href="https://lincolnconspirators.com/2020/07/18/lewis-powells-life-in-alabama-georgia-and-florida/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Lewis Powell's Life in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida"</a><br />Abraham Lincoln's Assassination - <a href="https://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln25.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Lewis Powell"</a><br />EBSCO - <a href="https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/lewis-powell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Lewis Powell"</a><br />All That's Interesting - <a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/lewis-powell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Lewis Powell, The Lincoln Assassination Co-Conspirator Who Stabbed The Secretary Of State"</a><br /><br />The New York Times - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/04/archives/bremer-diary-details-effort-to-kill-nixon-jurors-hear-bremers-diary.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Bremer Diary Details Effort to Kill Nixon"</a><br />The New York Times - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/08/archives/to-save-americas-lost-children.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"To Save America's Lost Children"</a><br />The New York Times - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1972/05/22/archives/now-arthur-bremer-is-known-now-arthur-bremer-is-known-shooting-ends.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Now, Arthur Bremer Is Known"</a><br />The New York Times - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/07/us/article-says-nixon-schemed-to-tie-foe-to-wallace-attack.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Article Says Nixon Schemed to Tie For to Wallace Attack"</a><br /><a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/864079137/An-Assassin-s-Diary-by-Arthur-H-Bremer-Introd-by-Harding-Lemay-1st-Ed-New-York-Harper-s-Magazine-Press-1973-Harper-s-Magazine-Press" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"An Assassin's Diary"</a> by Arthur Bremer<br />Justia - <a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/maryland/court-of-special-appeals/1973/583-september-term-1972-0.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Bremer v. State"</a><br />1819 News - <a href="https://1819news.com/news/item/arthur-bremers-sentence-ends-may-15-on-anniversary-of-shooting-former-gov-george-wallace" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Arthur Bremer's sentence ends May 15 on anniversary of shooting former Gov. George Wallace"</a><br />WSFA 12 News - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GASxb7llCyY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"George C. Wallace attempted assassin free after 53 years" (YouTube)</a><br />TIME - <a href="https://time.com/archive/6639580/the-nation-the-making-of-a-lonely-misfit/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"The Nation: The Making of a Lonely Misfit"</a>