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Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of William McKinley (died 1901)

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Leon Czolgosz

American laborer and assassin (1873–1901)

Leon Frank Czolgosz was an American wireworker and anarchist who shot United States president William McKinley on September 6, 1901, in Buffalo, New York. McKinley died on September 14 after his wound became infected. Caught in the act, Czolgosz was tried, convicted, and…
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William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party, he led a realignment that made Republicans largely dominant in the industrial states and nationwide for decades. McKinley…
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May 5

Day of the year

May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 240 days remain until the end of the year.
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