Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoTIL 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.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down19
arrow-up1285arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down1·20 days agoDont worry, the Trump admin brings that back, too.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·20 days agoTrue, shame he missed though.
Dont worry, the Trump admin brings that back, too.
True, shame he missed though.
He really did, too. In full force.