Like most encyclopedias, the Encyclopedie encyclopÃ©die attempted to collect and summarize human knowledge in a variety of fields and, topics ranging from philosophy to theology to science and the. Arts The encyclopedie encyclopÃ©die was controversial for reorganizing knowledge based on human reason instead of by nature. or theology
James Garfield's Childhood and Education: Garfield was born on November 19, 1831 in Ohio. His father died when he was only 18 months old. His mother tried to make ends meet but he and his three siblings grew up in relative poverty.
More On This Day. being shot by Charles Guiteau. On This Day: President Garfield Shot. On July 2, 1881, President James A. Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau; he died 11 weeks later due to his doctorsâ unsanitary efforts to remove the bullet. Charles Guiteau Shoots President Garfield. Charles Guiteau was a disturbed and likely mentally ill man who became interested in politics in 1880.