James Garfield | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/james-garfield/RSS feed for James GarfieldenMon, 09 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000One Was a Teenage Diplomat. Another Was a Nuclear Engineer. Here's How Eight Presidents Made Their Mark Outside of the White Househttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-was-a-teenage-diplomat-another-was-a-nuclear-engineer-heres-how-eight-presidents-made-their-mark-outside-of-the-white-house-180988146/From Abraham Lincoln's patent to James A. Garfield's geometry proof, learn how these 19th- and 20th-century commanders in chief shaped their legacies beyond politicsMon, 09 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-was-a-teenage-diplomat-another-was-a-nuclear-engineer-heres-how-eight-presidents-made-their-mark-outside-of-the-white-house-180988146/The Real Story Behind Netflix's 'Death by Lightning' and the Shocking Assassination of President James A. Garfieldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-netflixs-death-by-lightning-and-the-shocking-assassination-of-president-james-a-garfield-180987598/The new limited series dramatizes the brief tenure of the 20th commander in chief, who was fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau, a lawyer who believed he'd secured Garfield's electionThu, 06 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-netflixs-death-by-lightning-and-the-shocking-assassination-of-president-james-a-garfield-180987598/Six Innovative Ways Humans Have Kept Cool Throughout Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/six-innovative-ways-humans-have-kept-cool-throughout-history-180984749/From sleeping porches to coastal escapes, these tips and tricks helped people deal with extreme heat before the advent of air-conditioningFri, 26 Jul 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/six-innovative-ways-humans-have-kept-cool-throughout-history-180984749/This Man Was the Only Eyewitness to the Deaths of Both Lincoln and Garfieldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/read-an-exclusive-excerpt-from-the-diary-of-the-only-person-present-at-the-deaths-of-both-lincoln-and-garfield-180979296/Almon F. Rockwell's newly resurfaced journals, excerpted exclusively here, offer an incisive account of the assassinated presidents' final momentsFri, 07 Jan 2022 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/read-an-exclusive-excerpt-from-the-diary-of-the-only-person-present-at-the-deaths-of-both-lincoln-and-garfield-180979296/When Young Americans Marched for Democracy Wearing Capeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/young-americansa-marched-democracy-capes-180976036/In 1880, a new generation helped decide the closest popular vote in U.S. historyWed, 21 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/young-americansa-marched-democracy-capes-180976036/The Garfield Assassination Altered American History, But Is Woefully Forgotten Todayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/garfield-assassination-altered-american-history-woefully-forgotten-today-180968319/A newly installed historical marker recognizes the site where Charles Guiteau shot the president in 1881Fri, 02 Mar 2018 14:58:26 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/garfield-assassination-altered-american-history-woefully-forgotten-today-180968319/Why Doesn't Garfield Assassination Site on the National Mall Have a Marker?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historians-want-marker-garfield-assassination-site-national-mall-180967937/A new campaign by historians seeks to bring recognition to the site where the 20th president was shotThu, 25 Jan 2018 17:38:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historians-want-marker-garfield-assassination-site-national-mall-180967937/Spoons Stolen from President Garfield's Tombhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spoons-stolen-president-garfields-tomb-180951459/Something's rotten in ClevelandWed, 14 May 2014 18:28:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spoons-stolen-president-garfields-tomb-180951459/