By E. Thomas Ewing, Stratis Bohle, Justin Noel, Tim Pfeifer, Chris Porter, and Taylor Wentzel On March 1, 1881, assassins killed Emperor Alexander II of Russia in St. Petersburg. On the following day, March 14, 1881 (in the Western calendar), newspapers across the United States reported on this remarkable act of political violence. These initial […]

The Assassination of the Czar: A Course Project Examining US Newspaper Editorials, March 1881