A fascinating (and sad) history lesson that most of us were never taught

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Nov 11, 2025
1 min read

"Death by Lightning" dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction true story of 20th U.S. President James Garfield, and admirer Charles Guiteau, who assassinated him. New Netflix mini-series.

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