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.
The Execution of Charles Guiteau. On this day 135 years ago-June 30, 1882-Charles Julius Guiteau was led to the gallows and executed for murder. Guiteau was no ordinary killer, though: his victim was James A. Garfield, the twentieth President of the United States. Guiteau stalked President Garfield around Washington, D.C. for several weeks before shooting him in a train station on July 2, 1881.