I was listening to NPR yesterday and they were having a discussion about Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawl plan and the threats against his life being made because of it. It was explained that these threats are taken seriously because an Israeli prime minister had been assasinated ten years ago.
Are we so detatched from history and/or world affairs that people don't remember or simply don't know about the assasination of Yitzhak Rabin? Is it just me?

Alright. Top five political assasinations of the 20th century. (Heads of State only)
Here's mine:

1. Archduke Franz Ferdinand (and his wife Sophie)
2. John F. Kennedy
3. Yitzhak Rabin
4. Anwar Sadat
5. Ngo Dinh DIem