On this day, November 1, in 1950

Two members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Movement, Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola, attempted to force their way into Blair House in Washington DC and assassinate President Truman. At that time, the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party was lead by the revolutionary figure Pedro Albizu Campos. The movement was dedicated to the Puerto Rican struggle for Independence and went to great lengths to resist the violence that was taking place in Puerto Rico under US domination. The assassination attempt on President Truman failed, and Griselio Torresola, was killed on the scene. Oscar Collazo, who was originally sentenced to death, spent a total of 29 years in prison before returning to Puerto Rico.