By Mikhail Turner , Contributor Jan 17, 2013. High-scoring games in soccer can be fun, but sometimes things get out of hand. When two teams meet and the winner is painfully obvious beforehand, the result could be a blowout. There have been plenty of lopsided games in soccer, but these games are a cut above the rest. The margin of victory in these games is astounding when you consider that professionals are involved. Here are the seven worst blowouts in world football history.
Charles Guiteau was very eager to be the ambassador to France. Garfield wouldn't let him. So Guiteau assassinated Garfield. However, Guiteau did later say that God told him so, and thought he should be revered and congratulated for his great feat. He even offered a poem that he wrote about it at his hanging.
On this day in 1881, President James A. Garfield, who had been in office just under four months, is shot by an assassin. Garfield lingered for 80 days before dying of complications from the shooting. Garfieldâs assassin was an attorney and political office-seeker named Charles Guiteau. He was a relative stranger to the president and his administration in an era when federal positions were doled out on a âwho you knowâ basis.