During World War I, letters were the main method of communication between soldiers and the homefront. Take a glimpse into the lives of the men and women who lived through World War I, in their own words.
President James Garfield was only four months into his presidency when he was shot by Charles Guiteau, who claimed that God had instructed him to kill the president.Â
In the last half of the 19th century, America underwent a series of changes. James Garfield's election brought hope to Americans of all backgrounds.
The U.S. President has not always had a protective detail. Only after the murder of President McKinley in 1901 did Congress assign the task of presidental protection to the Secret Service.
In 1880, James Garfield traveled to Republican party headquarters in New York, a trip which culminated in an address to 50,000 people gathered in Madison Square Park.
When Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, it was seen as an anomly. As such, there were no new safeguards put in place to protect the president from would-be assassins.
In the only major speech of his presidential campaign, Garfield spoke to 50,000 in New York on the issue closest to his heart: the fate of ex-slaves in the South.
