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On this day July 23, 1892

Berkman tries to assassinate Henry Clay Frick

Berkman tries to assassinate Henry Clay Frick

Jewish anarchist Alexander Berkman tried to assassinate the industrialist Henry Clay Frick, responsible for the murder of nine striking miners by Pinkerton thugs. Berkman shot him twice and stabbed him but Frick survived.

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