Which U.S. President, whose term was the second shortest in the nations history, died in 1881, two and a half months after he was shot at a train station in Washington, D.C.?
- James A. Garfield
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Chester A. Arthur
- Rutherford B. Hayes
Answer
The correct answer is A) James A. Garfield.
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