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U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in upon the death of James A. Garfield the previous day.
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Chester A. Arthur
President of the United States from 1881 to 1885
Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885. He was a Republican from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield. Assuming the presidency after Garfield's assassination, Arthur's…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
James A. Garfield
President of the United States in 1881
James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot two months earlier. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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