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McKinley died on September 14 of gangrene caused by the wounds. He was the third American president to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and James A. Garfield in 1881. McKinley enjoyed meeting the public and was reluctant to accept the security available to his office.
Leon Frank Czolgosz (/ ˈ tʃ ɒ l ɡ ɒ ʃ / CHOL-gosh, [2] Polish: [ˈlɛɔn ˈt͡ʂɔwɡɔʂ]; May 5, 1873 – October 29, 1901) was an American laborer and anarchist who assassinated United States President William McKinley on September 6, 1901, in Buffalo, New York. The president died on September 14 after his wound became infected.
William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a member of the Republican Party, he led a realignment that made Republicans largely dominant in the industrial states and nationwide for decades.
Illustration by Achille Beltrame of the assassination of President William McKinley (1901) Assassination attempts and plots on the president of the United States have been numerous, ranging from the early 19th century to the present day. This article lists assassinations and assassination attempts on incumbent and former presidents and ...
He is the third president in history to be assassinated while in office, having been shot on Sept. 6, 1901 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. ... As president, McKinley was most famous for annexing ...
What happened: Czolgosz, an anarchist, shot McKinley in the chest at point-blank range after the president gave a speech in Buffalo. McKinley died a week later. McKinley died a week later.
Former President Donald Trump fell to the ground Saturday, ... The shooter, Guiseppe Zangara, missed Roosevelt but killed Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak. ... William McKinley was shot in September ...
The 58-year-old president died eight days later on September 14 from gangrene caused by the bullet wounds. [7] McKinley had been elected for a second term in 1900. [56] He enjoyed meeting the public, and was reluctant to accept the security available to his office. [57]