Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoTIL In the 1800s, individuals secured government jobs through connections to presidents, not by merit. This practice ended after a disgruntled job-seeker assassinated President James A. Garfield,www.americanhistorycentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL In the 1800s, individuals secured government jobs through connections to presidents, not by merit. This practice ended after a disgruntled job-seeker assassinated President James A. Garfield,www.americanhistorycentral.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareZipitydew@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·19 days agoOh that’s a huge over simplification on why the guy shot Garfield. Dude was literally insane.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·19 days agoCharles Gitout lmaooo
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·19 days agoYeah, totally worth reading about Guiteau because he was crazy on an amazing level.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days agoFor those like me who lack the attention span to read about it Sam O’Nella did a video about it
Oh that’s a huge over simplification on why the guy shot Garfield. Dude was literally insane.
Charles Gitout lmaooo
Yeah, totally worth reading about Guiteau because he was crazy on an amazing level.
For those like me who lack the attention span to read about it Sam O’Nella did a video about it