May 15, 1972. Democratic presidential candidate George C. Wallace is shot and left paralyzed while campaigning at a shopping center in Laurel, Maryland. Wallace's assailant, Arthur Bremer, was sentenced to 63 years in prison.

May 15, 1972. Democratic presidential candidate George C. Wallace is shot and left paralyzed while campaigning at a shopping center in Laurel, Maryland. Wallace's assailant, Arthur Bremer, was sentenced to 63 years in prison.