130 years ago today - Sep 15, 1881

[J.D.T. McAllister Diary] Received news that Pres. Garfield was dead

about 9 O. Clock news came that President Garfield was dead all the bells in the city tolled about an hour.

[Source: Diary Excerpts of J.D.T. McAllister, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]