Pembunuhan James A. Garfield
Pembunuhan James A. Garfield, Presiden Amerika Syarikat ke-20, telah berlaku pada 2 Julai 1881 pada jam 9:30 pagi iaitu kurang dari empat bulan selepas Garfield menjadi Presiden. Beliau telah ditembak oleh Charles J. Guiteau di Stesen Kereta Api Baltimore dan Potomac di Washington, D.C. dan meninggal dunia 79 hari kemudian pada 19 September 1881 di Elberon, New Jersey. Garfield merupakan presiden Amerika Syarikat yang kedua dibunuh selepas Abraham Lincoln serta disertai oleh pembunuhan William McKinley dan John F. Kennedy.
| Pembunuhan James A. Garfield | |
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| Lokasi | Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Koordinat | 38°53′31″N 77°01′13″W / 38.89194°N 77.02028°WKoordinat: 38°53′31″N 77°01′13″W / 38.89194°N 77.02028°W |
| Tarikh | 2 Julai 1881, 142 tahun lalu 9:30 am (Zon Waktu Timur) |
| Sasaran | James A. Garfield |
Jenis serangan | Pembunuhan |
| Senjata | Bulldog Revolver |
| Kematian | 1 (Garfield; meninggal dunia pada 19 September 1881) |
| Tercedera | Tiada |
| Pelaku | Charles J. Guiteau |
| Motif | Balas dendam atas kegagalan untuk memberi ganjaran sokongan semasa kempen |
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- ^ "The attack on the President's life". Library of Congress. URL retrieved on January 24, 2007.
Bacaan tambahan sunting
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- Conwell, Russell H. (1881). The Life, Speeches, and Public Services of James A. Garfield, Twentieth President of the United States: Including an Account of his Assassination, Lingering Pain, Death and Burial. Portland, ME: George Stinson. OCLC 2087548.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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Pautan luar sunting
- History House's account of Guiteau's life and the assassination of Garfield, part 1, 2 and 3.
- James A. Garfield On Prospect of Being Assassinated: Original Letters and Manuscripts Shapell Manuscript Foundation
- New York Times article reprinting indictment
- New York Times article on shooting at time of shooting
- Garfield's murder and Guiteau's trial at the Crime Library
- Charles Guiteau Trial homepage at the University of Missouri–Kansas City
- Charles J. Guiteau collection Diarkibkan 2007-07-02 di Wayback Machine at Georgetown University
- "American Experience | Insanity on Trial". PBS. Dicapai pada September 21, 2015.