The Assassination of James A. Garfield

An engraving of James A. Garfield's assassination, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

James A. Garfield was the 20th President of the United States, who was fatally shot and assassinated at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C in 1881. His assassination had a massive impact on America and its politics.  It had only been four months since becoming a president until he … Read more