Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months 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-square32fedilinkarrow-up1295arrow-down18
arrow-up1287arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareIheartcheese@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53arrow-down1·4 months agoSo what you’re saying is political assassination works
So what you’re saying is political assassination works
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