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July 2, 1881
On July 2, 1881, President James Garfield was shot, making him the second U. S. President to be assassinated while in office. The nation was shocked that something like that could happen so soon after President Lincoln was killed. What else was sharing headlines with the shocking news?
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SOURCES
“Advertisement: W.C. Coup's Biggest Show In The World (Pg. 2).” Omaha Evening Telegram (Omaha, Nebraska), July 2, 1881. www.newspapers.com.
Andrews, Evan. “The Assassination of President James A. Garfield.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, July 1, 2016. https://www.history.com/news/the-assassination-of-president-james-a-garfield.
“Assassination and Death of President James A. Garfield.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/jaga/learn/historyculture/assassination-and-death-of-president-james-a-garfield.htm.
Denver Michaels. “The Giants of Ancient Tennessee.” Denver Michaels, March 3, 2022. https://www.denvermichaels.net/the-giants-of-ancient-tennessee/.
“A Destructive Fire At Tombstone.” The Arizona Sentinel (Yuma, Arizona), July 2, 1881. www.newspapers.com.
“Garfield Assassinated.” The Leavenworth Press (Leavenworth, Kansas), July 2, 1881. www.newspapers.com.
“Historical Fires down through History - Tombstone Still Survives!” Tombstone Travel Tips, April 11, 2022. https://www.tombstonetraveltips.com/historical-fires.html.
“James Garfield.” Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, May 19, 2021. https://www.biography.com/us-president/james-garfield.
Reddick, Niles. “Giants among Us.” History and Heroes, December 16, 2022. https://thesouthernvoice.com/giants-among-us/.
“A Tennessee Giant's Bones.” Northern Tribune (Cheboygan, Michigan), July 2, 1881. www.newspapers.com.
“Two Claimants For A Wife.” The Courier and Argus (Dundee, Scotland), July 2, 1881. www.newspapers.com.
Wells, Don, and Diane Wells. “Mysterious Giant Skeletons in Earthen Mounds - Mountain Stewards.” Mountain Stewards, 2022. https://mountainstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/MysteriesGiantSkeletonsEarthenMounds.pdf.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
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On July 2, 1881, President James Garfield was shot, making him the second U. S. President to be assassinated while in office. The nation was shocked that something like that could happen so soon after President Lincoln was killed. What else was sharing headlines with the shocking news?
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SOURCES
“Advertisement: W.C. Coup's Biggest Show In The World (Pg. 2).” Omaha Evening Telegram (Omaha, Nebraska), July 2, 1881. www.newspapers.com.
Andrews, Evan. “The Assassination of President James A. Garfield.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, July 1, 2016. https://www.history.com/news/the-assassination-of-president-james-a-garfield.
“Assassination and Death of President James A. Garfield.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/jaga/learn/historyculture/assassination-and-death-of-president-james-a-garfield.htm.
Denver Michaels. “The Giants of Ancient Tennessee.” Denver Michaels, March 3, 2022. https://www.denvermichaels.net/the-giants-of-ancient-tennessee/.
“A Destructive Fire At Tombstone.” The Arizona Sentinel (Yuma, Arizona), July 2, 1881. www.newspapers.com.
“Garfield Assassinated.” The Leavenworth Press (Leavenworth, Kansas), July 2, 1881. www.newspapers.com.
“Historical Fires down through History - Tombstone Still Survives!” Tombstone Travel Tips, April 11, 2022. https://www.tombstonetraveltips.com/historical-fires.html.
“James Garfield.” Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, May 19, 2021. https://www.biography.com/us-president/james-garfield.
Reddick, Niles. “Giants among Us.” History and Heroes, December 16, 2022. https://thesouthernvoice.com/giants-among-us/.
“A Tennessee Giant's Bones.” Northern Tribune (Cheboygan, Michigan), July 2, 1881. www.newspapers.com.
“Two Claimants For A Wife.” The Courier and Argus (Dundee, Scotland), July 2, 1881. www.newspapers.com.
Wells, Don, and Diane Wells. “Mysterious Giant Skeletons in Earthen Mounds - Mountain Stewards.” Mountain Stewards, 2022. https://mountainstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/MysteriesGiantSkeletonsEarthenMounds.pdf.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
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