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Charles J. Guiteau, American assassin of president James A. Garfield (died 1882)

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Charles J. Guiteau

American assassin (1841–1882)

Charles Julius Guiteau was an American man who assassinated James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, in 1881. A mentally ill failed lawyer, Guiteau delusionally believed that he had played a major role in Garfield's election victory, for which he should have…
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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…
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September 8

Day of the year

September 8 is the 251st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 114 days remain until the end of the year.
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