It was on this date in 1881 that our 20th President, President James A. Garfield was shot by an assassin at a railroad station in Washington D.C. He would die 79 days later. And it was on this date in 1979 that the Susan B. Anthony dollar was issued.
Mark's Almanac for July 2, 2021
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