Hillary and Tina cover the murder of Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak.
Anton Cermak, a beacon of hope for many, arrived in the U.S. from the Czech Republic, shaping a remarkable political career. BUT, tragically, his journey met a sudden and violent end when he was gunned down.
Sources
Hillary's Story
Britannica
Anton J. Cermak (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anton-J-Cermak)
Chicago Public Library
Mayor Anton Joseph Cermak Biography (https://www.chipublib.org/mayor-anton-joseph-cermak-biography/)
The Chicago Tribune
90 years ago, the father of Chicago’s political machine died after being struck by an assassin’s bullet intended for FDR (https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-chicago-mayor-politics-anton-cermak-20230305-2d7vl7kcozfdtiebz67zh5qkaq-story.html)--by Ron Grossman
The shooting of Anton Cermak (https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/chi-chicagodays-cermak-story-story.html)--by Peter Kendall
The New York Times
Anton Cermak's Life (https://www.nytimes.com/1933/09/09/archives/anton-cermaks-life.html)
WBEZ Chicago
Anton Cermak: Chicago’s first ‘Boss’ (https://www.wbez.org/stories/anton-cermak-chicagos-first-boss/55f350a4-2e02-463d-bc3c-3bd59f68cb95)--by John R. Schmidt
Wikipedia
Anton Cermak (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Cermak)
Giuseppe Zangara (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Zangara)
Photos
Anton Cermak (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Anton_Cermak_cph.3b27410_%281%29.jpg/440px-Anton_Cermak_cph.3b27410_%281%29.jpg)--public domain via Wikipedia
Anton and FDR (http://www.trbimg.com/img-1359498208/turbine/chi-cermak29fdr-20110628/768)--via Chicago Tribune
Giuseppe Zangara Mugshot (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Giuseppe_Zangara_mugshot.jpg)--from FL Dept. of Corrections/Public Domain via Wikipedia
Old Sparky (https://www.floridamemory.com/fpc/spottswood/sp01537.jpg)--by Jack Spottswood via Florida Memory
