James A. Garfield served as President of the United States from March 4, 1881, to September 19, 1881. The Presidency now fell upon Chester Arthur who in his tenure would rise above party politics.

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Most of our calendar years feature one president. Some years, we have two… that’s when the current president leaves office in January after a presidential election, and the new president takes over.

by Rick Marschall February 17, 2025, 8:44 PM President James A. Garfield by G.F. Gilman in 1881 (Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons) ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

James Garfield, America’s 20th president, similarly met an untimely end while in office. A longtime Democratic representative from Ohio, he was elected in 1880 and inaugurated in March 1881.

Netflix has unveiled the full cast for Death by Lightning. The upcoming limited series will explore the “epic and stranger-than-fiction” story of the 20th president of the United States, James ...

We know how Trump won, but how did other outsiders like James Garfield and Lincoln become president? In this episode of Simple Civics, we explore their unexpected paths to the highest office in ...

Object Details Artist Joseph Keppler, 1 Feb 1838 - 19 Feb 1894 Sitter James Gillespie Blaine, 31 Jan 1830 - 27 Jan 1893 William Windom, 10 May 1827 - 29 Jan 1891 James Abram Garfield, 19 Nov 1831 - 19 ...

In time he wants to collect “several hundred dollars” (he now has $22) which he intends to turn over to a historical association so that some day James A. Garfield, 20th President of the U.S ...

Today, find out why James Garfield had such a short presidency, and what extremely special honor he received at the U.S. Capitol Building. You can also watch more of Matt's videos here: ...