James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A …

Dec 9, 2025 · James A. Garfield was the 20th president of the United States (March 4–September 19, 1881). He had the second shortest tenure in U.S. presidential history. When he was shot and …

Oct 29, 2009 · James Garfield's Presidency Watch the events unfold as President James Garfield's involvement in civil service reforms leads to his assassination.

After being confronted, James Garfield admitted the affair. A confluence of events, Trot’s death, the revealed affair, and Garfield’s war-related bout with malaria – and Lucretia’s nursing of him – brought …

Nov 3, 2025 · Netflix’s Death by Lightning retells the story of James A. Garfield, the 20th U.S. President whose 1881 assassination changed America forever.

Dec 27, 2025 · James A. Garfield's great-great-grandson welcomes the modern spotlight. He just wishes they didn't have his great-great-grandmother tossing an F-bomb.

James A. Garfield is remembered as one of the four "lost Presidents" who served rather uneventfully after the Civil War. Of the four lost Presidents—Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, and Harrison—Garfield is …

Jan 20, 2025 · James Garfield was the 20th President of the United States. Before being elected, he was an educator and activist, representing Ohio in the House of Representatives. He served in the …

Dec 29, 2025 · How James Garfield’s Assassination Gave Birth to the American News Cycle For 79 days, the nation devoured every telegraphed bulletin on the president’s slow decline, laying the …

A chronology of key events in the life of James A. Garfield (1831-1881), U.S. president, army officer, lawyer, and educator.