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Jun 13, 2024 · On the morning of July 2, 1881, Charles Guiteau—a failed evangelist, insurance salesman, and attorney—shot President James A. Garfield as he entered the Baltimore and Potomac Railway station in Washington, D.C.
Jul 1, 2024 · On July 2, 1881, Charles J. Guiteau shot and fatally wounded newly inaugurated U.S. President James A. Garfield in the lobby of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Depot in Washington, D.C., as he ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Guiteau's attempt to employ an insanity defense at his trial, combined with previous scholarship related to the assassin and his life and times, mitigates against any definitive proof, as the author acknowledges.
Jun 30, 2024 · On June 30, 1882, the assassin of President Garfield, Charles J. Guiteau, was executed by hanging in Washington, D.C. Guiteau had surrendered at the scene of the crime. Today, we look at what happened to the assassins that killed four US Presidents.
1 day ago · The assassin, Charles J. Guiteau, was a deranged office-seeker who believed that Garfield's successor would appoint him to a patronage job. He proclaimed to onlookers: "I am a Stalwart, and Arthur will be President!"
Jun 20, 2024 · On July 2, 1881, after only four months in office, while on his way to a family vacation in New England, Garfield was shot twice in the railroad station in Washington, D.C., by Charles J. Guiteau, a disappointed office seeker with messianic visions. The first shot only grazed Garfield’s arm, but the second bullet pierced his back and lodged ...
6 days ago · In 1881, U.S. President James Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau, a mentally unstable lawyer and office-seeker. Garfield died Sept. 19 and was succeeded by Vice President Chester Arthur.
