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Events on Friday 4 March 1881 2
1877 – 1881Hayes presidency19th President — 1877 to 1881Rutherford B. Hayes served as the 19th President from March 5, 1877 to March 4, 1881. He ended Reconstruction, withdrew federal troops from the South, and began civil service reform.
1881Garfield presidency20th President — assassinated 1881James A. Garfield served as the 20th President from March 4, 1881 until his death on September 19, 1881 following an assassination attempt on July 2. His death led to passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.