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Events on Monday 15 May 1972 1
1972George Wallace shot at campaign rallyAssassination attempt leaves Alabama governor paralyzedAlabama Governor and presidential candidate George Wallace was shot five times by Arthur Bremer at a campaign stop in Laurel, Maryland. Wallace survived but was left paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life. The shooting effectively ended his 1972 presidential bid.