United States Capitol Shooting Incident (1954)
The United States Capitol shooting incident of 1954 was an attack on March 1, 1954 by four Puerto Rican nationalists who shot 30 rounds from semi-automatic pistols from the Ladies' Gallery (a balcony for visitors) of the House of Representatives chamber in the United States Capitol.
The Nationalists - Lolita Lebrón, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Andres Figueroa Cordero, and Irving Flores Rodríguez - unfurled a Puerto Rican flag and began shooting at the 240 Representatives of the 83rd Congress, who were debating an immigration bill.
Read more about United States Capitol Shooting Incident (1954): Historical Context, United States "Manifest Destiny", Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Response, Attack Preparations, Morning of The Attack, Aftermath and Arrests, Trial and Imprisonment, Nationalists Freed, Revolutionary Legacy
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