Former President Theodore Roosevelt is shot in the chest by saloon keeper John Schrank in Milwaukee. Roosevelt, who was campaigning in Milwaukee for another chance at the presidency, delivered his speech after he had been wounded, and the bullet remained in his chest for the rest of his life.
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