Events tagged with "john roll"

Historical Events tagged with "john roll"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Politics & Government

Gabby Giffords Survives Assassination Attempt

January 8th, 2011 14 years ago

Gabby Giffords, a sitting US Congresswoman, was shot in the head while meeting constituents at a grocery store in Tucson, Arizona. The mass shooting also injured 18 others and resulted in the deaths of six people, including federal judge John Roll. Giffords was critically wounded but remarkably survived the attack, undergoing significant recovery efforts.