Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoTIL In the 1800s, individuals secured government jobs through connections to presidents, not by merit. This practice ended after a disgruntled job-seeker assassinated President James A. Garfield,www.americanhistorycentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL In the 1800s, individuals secured government jobs through connections to presidents, not by merit. This practice ended after a disgruntled job-seeker assassinated President James A. Garfield,www.americanhistorycentral.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareZipitydew@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoOh that’s a huge over simplification on why the guy shot Garfield. Dude was literally insane.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·20 days agoSane people don’t kill other people.
Oh that’s a huge over simplification on why the guy shot Garfield. Dude was literally insane.
Sane people don’t kill other people.