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U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
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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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Assassination of William McKinley
1901 murder in Buffalo, New York, US
William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 6
Day of the year
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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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Theodore Roosevelt
President of the United States from 1901 to 1909
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., also known as Teddy or T. R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt previously was involved in New York politics, including serving as the state's 33rd governor for two years. He served as the 25th vice…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)