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-squareZipitydew@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoOh that’s a huge over simplification on why the guy shot Garfield. Dude was literally insane.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoYeah, totally worth reading about Guiteau because he was crazy on an amazing level.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months 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.
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