Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months 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-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-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 · 6 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoDont worry, the Trump admin brings that back, too.
Dont worry, the Trump admin brings that back, too.