The Assassination of James Garfield

The James A. Garfield assassination took place in Washington, DC on July 2, 1881. President James A. Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at 9:30 a.m., less than four months after taking office as the twentieth President of the United States. Garfield died eleven weeks later on September 19, 1881, the second of four Presidents to be assassinated.

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Education

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• Assassination
• James
• Garfield
• twentieth
• President
• United
• States
• Charles
• Guiteau
• insanity
• July
• 1881
• September
• 19

[billyguns2]

Garfield was led to his death by the vipers who surrounded him, including James G. Blaine. Garfield was strongly opposed to a central bank and a staunch believer in gold as real money; such a man could not be allowed to live.

[professor501]

It was on this very day, 128 years ago, that President Garfield was shot. RIP President Garfield, you are not forgotten...

[JohnAntonyFortune]

rockefelers and the central bankers KILLED HIM just like they killed many other people including 9/11

[IanHunedoara8]

Guiteau had earlier joined the Oneida Community where "free love" was openly practiced. Of the young women however, none wanted to sleep with him and referred to Guiteau as "Mr. Get-out".You can imagine him being pissed off and looking for a scapegoat.

[thefightmaster3000]

@smithdsmit I know right? Why is it that when we are taught these things, only Lincoln and Kennedy are mentioned? Don't get me wrong, those presidents kicked ass! But Garfield and McKinley shouldn't just be forgotten!

[masteroflife777]

No hope for the world.. Off to the desert for me..

[galoon]

@smithdsmit It is interesting how Garfield's and McKinley's assassinations are overlooked. Maybe it's because they were killed by random nuts (a crazy man in Garfield's case, an anarchist in McKinley's) as opposed to Lincoln's killer, who was associated with a cause. Plus Lincoln was the first President to be assassinated and was quite famous at the time. Garfield had only been in office for 1 1/2 years. McKinley had already served a term; he should be more well-known than he is.

[Sgtkillbot]

Why did James Garfield died?

[nickgonewalkabout]

@billyguns2 we have to make it so. Max Keiser is financially savvy enough to be President in 2012, understanding the weaknesses of the Federal bank and the shadow banking system. However, he's yet to commit to the onerous task of putting one's life on line for one's beliefs. If Ron Paul gets in office, as a Republican and staunch de-regulator, I foresee more exposure to volatility. So perhaps Alex Jones or Jesse Ventura should run with Max, as personal body-slammers. 

[smithdsmit]

from 1865 to 1901.three presidents were assinated in just 36yrs.what was going on in this country and why werent we taught about james garfield or William McKinley.Ive heard about lincoln and kennedy costantly but the other two are barely mentioned. you ask most people how many presidents have been assasinated. they will say 2.lincoln and kennedy. i think its really odd

[smithdsmit]

@PhilosopherFresh garfield was assasinated 100 yrs before the reagan assasination attempt.type in bush hinckly and watch the short news story. at the very end. it exposes a bush hinckly connection that was never reported again.I couldnt believe it.they talk about hinckly's obsession with jodi foster but media barely reported that scott hinckly brother of john hinckly and Neil bush(son of then vice president bush)were friends were suppose to have dinner that night.what a coincidence???

[wunderdoggy]

@smithdsmit sorry what? just like mckinley 100yrs to the day from you guessed it?