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The shocking assassination of President James Garfield began with one man’s delusion. On July 2, 1880, Charles Guiteau arrived at the YMCA in Poughkeepsie, New York, to deliver the address he was ...

What would-be killers of the US commander in chief have in common is that they aren’t fervent ideologues; they’re outcasts. In a 1881 political cartoon, Charles Julius Guiteau approaches President ...

WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Death By Lightning. Netflix's latest historical drama Death By Lightning delves into the shocking true story of assassin Charles Guiteau and his impact on ...

"Death By Lightning," a new four-episode historical drama that landed on Netflix late last week, chronicles the events surrounding the assassination of President James Garfield in 1881, based on a ...

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