Wednesday, September 19, 2012

What Happened Today? September 19th

Today's event happened 131 years ago.


On September 19, 1881, President James Garfield died from injuries caused by an assassination attempt. He was shot in the back at the train station while on his way to a vacation. Many doctors attempted to save his life, but he died two months later. Garfield was our nation’s 20th President and had the shortest time in office, only 200 days.

Including President Garfield, there have been 4 Presidents who were assassinated.

Can you guess who the other three are?

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