Assassination of James A. Garfield - Wikipedia
James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two and a half months later on September 19, 1881.
Charles J. Guiteau - Wikipedia
Charles Julius Guiteau (/ ɡɪˈtoʊ / ghih-TOH; September 8, 1841 – June 30, 1882) was an American man who assassinated James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, in 1881. Guiteau believed he had played a major role in Garfield's election victory, for which he should have been rewarded with a consulship.
The Assassination of President James A. Garfield | HISTORY
On July 2, 1881, newly inaugurated President James A. Garfield was mortally wounded by a deranged gunman as he prepared to board a train in Washington, D.C.
James A. Garfield | Biography, Assassination, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 24, 2024 · James A. Garfield (born November 19, 1831, near Orange [in Cuyahoga county], Ohio, U.S.—died September 19, 1881, Elberon [now in Long Branch], New Jersey) was the 20th president of the United States (March 4–September 19, 1881). He had the second shortest tenure in U.S. presidential history.
The Execution of Charles Guiteau - U.S. National Park Service
On June 30, 1882, Charles Julius Guiteau was led to the gallows and executed for murder. Guiteau was no ordinary killer, though: his victim was James A. Garfield, the twentieth President of the United States. Guiteau stalked President Garfield around Washington, D.C. for several weeks before shooting him in a train station on July 2, 1881.
The Chilling Story Of Charles Guiteau, The Man Who Killed James Garfield
Mar 13, 2022 · On July 2, 1881, Charles Guiteau shot President James A. Garfield twice at a railroad station in Washington, D.C. — but it took him two months to die of his wounds. The president simply didn’t notice the man with the gun.
James A. Garfield - Wikipedia
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his assassination in September that year.
James A. Garfield ‑ Assassination, Presidency & Facts - HISTORY
Oct 29, 2009 · On July 2, 1881, newly inaugurated President James A. Garfield was mortally wounded by a deranged gunman as he prepared to board a train in Washington, D.C.
Murder of a President | American Experience | PBS
Feb 2, 2016 · The story of James Garfield, one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president, and his assassination by a deluded madman.
The Garfield Assassination Altered American History, But Is …
Nov 19, 2018 · When President James A. Garfield was shot in the back by an assassin on July 2, 1881, the news electrified the country. Garfield was entering the Washington, D.C. train station, headed for...