1981 Iraqi embassy bombing in Beirut
A suicide car bombing targeting the Iraqi embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, levels the embassy and kills 61 people, including Iraq's ambassador to Lebanon. The attack is considered the first modern suicide bombing.
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Jimmy Carter
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Richard Pavlick is arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy.
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