Not long ago, my friends and I were discussing the Nat Geo film "Killing Jesus," based on the Bill O'Reilly/Martin Dugard book of the same name.
Killing Jesus is the third of four books in the "Killing" series, which takes a historical look at notable people and their deaths. Other subjects in the series have been President Lincoln, President Kennedy, and General George Patton.
After innocently stating, "I wonder who he'll kill next," we came up with some suggestions, starting with the most obvious:
Killing Bin Laden The mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks was killed by Seal Team Six on May 2, 2011, during Operation Neptune Spear. There have been several books written on this subject, but it would be interesting to see what the O'Reilly/Dugard team could do with it, with the historical perspective.
Killing Caesar: Famously saying, "Et tu, Brutus?" at the moment of his death, Julius Caesar was a statesman, general, and ruler who turned the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He was assassinated on March 15, 44 BCE, which is why we have to "Beware the Ides of March."
Killing ML K: Martin Luther King, the Baptist minister and Civil Rights activist who gave the "I Have A Dream" speech, was killed on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray. Since the 1960's were such an active time, we suggest a special "Killing '60's " series which would also include Killing RFK, Killing Oswald, and Killing Marilyn.
Killing Garfield: The second of three US presidents to be assassinated, James Garfield was also one of the shortest serving presidents, having been killed on Sept. 19, 1881, a mere 7 months after being elected. Charles J Guiteau shot him on July 2, 1881, but the mortal wound took months to kill him.
Killing Jesus is the third of four books in the "Killing" series, which takes a historical look at notable people and their deaths. Other subjects in the series have been President Lincoln, President Kennedy, and General George Patton.
After innocently stating, "I wonder who he'll kill next," we came up with some suggestions, starting with the most obvious:
Killing Bin Laden The mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks was killed by Seal Team Six on May 2, 2011, during Operation Neptune Spear. There have been several books written on this subject, but it would be interesting to see what the O'Reilly/Dugard team could do with it, with the historical perspective.
Killing Caesar: Famously saying, "Et tu, Brutus?" at the moment of his death, Julius Caesar was a statesman, general, and ruler who turned the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He was assassinated on March 15, 44 BCE, which is why we have to "Beware the Ides of March."
Killing ML K: Martin Luther King, the Baptist minister and Civil Rights activist who gave the "I Have A Dream" speech, was killed on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray. Since the 1960's were such an active time, we suggest a special "Killing '60's " series which would also include Killing RFK, Killing Oswald, and Killing Marilyn.
Killing Garfield: The second of three US presidents to be assassinated, James Garfield was also one of the shortest serving presidents, having been killed on Sept. 19, 1881, a mere 7 months after being elected. Charles J Guiteau shot him on July 2, 1881, but the mortal wound took months to kill him.
Killing Hoffa: Former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is thought to have been murdered, but since no body has ever been found, he is considered missing but presumed dead. His body was long thought to have been buried in the old Giant's Stadium in New Jersey, a claim The Mythbusters investigated on their show.
