▲ 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
[–] pearable@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Direct action gets the goods permalink fedilink source parent