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He came from humble beginnings and worked his way up to become mayor of the greatest city in the world before the bullet from a madman changed history. This is the story of Mayor Anton Cermak.

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Newsreel Footage Showing Cermak and Zangara:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHi7YlLS5Mk
Assassination of Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago: A Review of His Postinjury Medical Care, A
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7297642/

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