“Death of Blitz” is a historical drama about obsession, assassination and an American president

Although the Americans usually love love British Period dramas, we don't necessarily do many of our own. Of course there are some remarkable exceptions. The 1939 civil war drama Went away with the wind remains one of the most popular films of all time and recent efforts, such as: UndergroundPresent SearchAnd The gilded age, I added a prestige gloss to the history of our country. Despite the numerous historical epochs and stories that played for the past of America in America, there are not many series Great TV. Netflix does his best to change that Death by lightningWhat the story of one of the most dramatic moments in US presidential history tells: The Assassination of James Garfield.

Garfield was the 20th US president and is unfortunately more reminiscent of the nature of his death than for everything related to his life or politics. As a general and former member of the congress, he was shot on July 2, 1881 by a man at a train station in Washington, DC, less than four months after his term Charles J. Guiteau. Although his wounds were not fatal at the beginning, he suffered from sepsis and infections due to a ball that remained in his stomach, and died in New Jersey two months later on September 19, 1881.

What does this story even do more However, it is bizarre that Guiteau was once one of the most passionate supporters of Garfield. He believed that he had played an important role in Garfield's victory and the new president owed him a diplomatic post as a reward. (In reality, he only distributed a few printed copies of a speech that he wrote. This is basically as if every Twitter warrior suddenly decided that they had earned a government job in France.) Frustrated after months in which he had tried to maintain such a position from the administration, he finally bought a revolver and began to pursue Garfield.