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BgBjD TIL John Hinckley Jr., Reagan's attempted assassin, came from a wealthy conservative Dallas family who were major Bush donors; he was raised in the affluent Park Cities neighborhood that "gave Reagan the highest majority" of the vote; and he belonged to the American Nazi Party
R5Lvj TIL in 1940 a group of four chiefs officially forswore use of the swastika - an ancient symbol of friendship in many Native American cultures - and ceremonially burned a pile of textiles bearing the symbol as an act of repugnance against the Nazis.
a8Oyb TIL George McGovern accidentally bombed an Austrian farm during WWII. He was haunted for 40 years until after a TV interview, when the farmer called the station to reassure him that he and his family got out in time and that it was worth it if it helped bring down Hitler in any way.