Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Author Candice Millard, from left, Timothy Garfield, great-great-grandson of President James A. Garfield, and Mike Makowsky, the ...

Netflix’s new mini-series "Death by Lightning" revisits the assassination of President James Garfield, but leaves out a key setting: Long Branch, the Jersey Shore town where he spent his final days.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A calming voice through the political din is how author Candice Millard describes the life of President James Garfield, who was shot 100 days into his presidency. Based on the ...

The new limited series dramatizes the brief tenure of the 20th commander in chief, who was fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau, a lawyer who believed he’d secured Garfield’s election Based on a True ...

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.

The Netflix miniseries "Death by Lightning" chronicles the assassination of President James Garfield. Local historians are disappointed the series limits the role of Long Branch, where Garfield died.

A new Netflix series, "Death by Lightning," has renewed interest in the life of President James A. Garfield. Several historical sites in northeast Ohio, known as the Garfield Trail, honor the late ...