▲ 287 ▼ TIL 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.com) submitted 2 years ago by Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 11 points 2 years ago True, shame he missed though. permalink fedilink source parent