Explosives training is set for May 1 through 4 at Camp James A. Garfield. Sounds may be heard farther away than what occurs ...

Amidst all of this, James Garfield was elected president, bringing hope to Americans of all backgrounds across the nation.

The Last of the "Log Cabin Presidents" James Garfield was the last president to be born in a log cabin. When James was born in 1831, Ohio was on the edge of the American frontier and had been a ...

Garfield had been shot by Charles Guiteau, a man universally described in the press as “a disappointed office-seeker.” Translation: Guiteau expected a job in the new Garfield administration ...

This essay is part of "(There is Nothing New) Under the Sun" A monthly column of random, historical vignettes demonstrating ...

James A. Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, from the date of his inauguration in March 1881 until his ...

When James Garfield won the Presidency in 1880, Charles Guiteau got ready to accept his new government job. No one had actually offered him a job... The Deadly Story of the U.S. Civil Service When ...

A year after the national centennial, a long-time member of the House of Representatives and future president of the United States reflected on the development of the American legislature. “Coin ...

Rutherford B. Hayes declined to run again, so the Republicans turned to James Garfield, who was attractive, eloquent, and untainted by scandals. Although Garfield followed tradition by not campaigning ...