BONUS: Netflix's new hit series Death by Lightning dramatizes the shocking 1881 assassination of President James A. Garfield, but how much of it actually happened? In this special bonus episode, History Shorts separates fact from fiction, uncovering the real story behind one of America's most forgotten tragedies.

From Garfield's improbable rise from canal boy to president, to the delusional ambitions of his assassin Charles Guiteau, to the medical blunders that truly sealed his fate, this episode dives deep into the events that inspired the show, and the reforms that reshaped America afterward.

Plus, we'll give our honest "See It or Skip It" review: Is Death by Lightning worth your watch, or just another over-dramatized period piece?

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