19 set 1881 ano - Assassination of James Garfield

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President James Garfield was assassinated on July 2, 1881, by Charles J. Guiteau, a disgruntled office seeker, at a Washington, D.C., train station. Garfield's death, which occurred just a few months into his presidency, highlighted the pervasive issues of patronage and political corruption of the era, ultimately leading to the passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.