1881 in the United States
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Events from the year 1881 in the United States. For the second time in history, the country had three different presidents in one calendar year: Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, and Chester A.
March 4: James A. Garfield becomes the 20th U.S. president
Chester A. Arthur becomes the 20th U.S. vice president
September 19: Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes the 21st U.S. president after the death of Garfield
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield
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James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Ga
1881 in the United States
…the United States. For the second time in history (after 1841), the country had three different presidents in one calendar year: Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, and Chester A. Arthur. President…
Replica of the log cabin in Moreland Hills, Ohio, where Garfield was born
Garfield at the age of 16
Lucretia Garfield in the 1870s