"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." U.S. President James A. Garfield was less than four months into his presidential term when tragedy struck ...

Long Branch's History in Motion series returns with the story of President James Garfield's failed attempt to recover from an ...

“Death by Lightning,” a historical drama miniseries about the presidency and assassination of James A. Garfield, was released on Netflix on Thursday, Nov. 6. Directed by Mike Makowsky and based on the ...

Presidential history keeps a fixed guest list, and no matter how successful I get, I’m only allowed to invite certain names—Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Jackson, the Roosevelts, Kennedy, Reagan.

Anxiety over political violence is filling the air, and the distress should never be downplayed. But it’s also worth noting that, like most things, it’s nothing new. If you seek a reminder, look no ...

Assassins lying in wait, political corruption, drunken vice presidential nominees: Is Netflix's "Death by Lightning" a wild invention of Hollywood, or was 19th century political history actually this ...

History has a way of forgetting, or at least overlooking. Everyone knows John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Far fewer are familiar with the story of Charles Guiteau, the man who, ...

Based on Candice Millard’s 2011 novel “Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President,” Netflix’s newest limited series, “Death by Lightning,” follows President ...

To the editor: The Netflix docuseries “Death by Lightning” is about the assassination of President James Garfield. While the docuseries shows President Garfield getting fatally shot in a Washington ...

Death by Lightning is a gripping drama about the assassination of President James Garfield, spiced with F-bombs and tawdry sex, not a heavy-handed civics lesson. Yet the four-episode Netflix ...