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

In the grand scheme of things, there has been Michigander who shaped impacted the presidency more than any other. Even more ...

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Owing to his untimely demise at the hands of assassin Charles Guiteau in 1881, 20th U.S. president James Garfield served only seven months in office, the second-shortest tenure after William Henry ...

In 1862, Garfield was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives but did not resign his commission from the army and take his seat until President Lincoln, in need of allies in Congress, urged ...

In 1881, after being shot by a would-be assassin, President James Garfield languished in the care of Dr. D.W. Bliss, a man with whom he had a long and friendly history. No device existed that could… ...

Editor's note: This post contains graphic content and may be disturbing to some readers. On Sep. 19, 1881, James Abram Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, died. His final weeks were ...

During both of his campaigns, current President Donald J. Trump aggressively courted Christians, netting support from 48% of Protestants, including 72% of white evangelicals, and 52% of Catholics.

Let's call it History Week at the Oregon at War blog. Today, July 2, is the 131st anniversary of the day that Charles Guiteau shot President Garfield, a former Union general.

Before Guiteau murdered Garfield, he was a die-hard supporter. In the lead-up to the 1880 election, Guiteau would haunt Republican Party offices, begging to contribute to the election effort.

By 1857, Garfield was appointed principal (president) at age 27. Despite entering politics in 1859, Garfield continued to live in Hiram, buying the home on Hinsdale Road in 1863.

On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.