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‘Death by Lightning’: The True Story Behind Netflix’s Presidential Assassination Drama

‘Death by Lightning’: The Real People Behind Netflix’s Presidential Assassination Drama

Meet the figures who changed American history — and inspired Netflix’s Death by Lightning.

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The True Story Behind Netflix’s ‘Death by Lightning’ and the Assassination of James A. Garfield

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Why Charles Guiteau Killed President Garfield

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How a Metal Detector Failed to Save James Garfield

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How Lucretia Garfield Saved Her Husband’s Legacy

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Chester A. Arthur