TIL Joseph Smith once ran for president, and would've been the first assassinated unelected candidate if his run was taken seriously
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joseph-smith-candidate-assassinated/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gtaa03/til_joseph_smith_once_ran_for_president_and/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joseph-smith-candidate-assassinated/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gtaa03/til_joseph_smith_once_ran_for_president_and/
Latter-day Saints Founder Joseph Smith Was 1st US Presidential Candidate Assassinated?
Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was the first known U.S. presidential candidate to be assassinated.Madison Dapcevich (Snopes.com)
