Remembering William McKinley

Sep 14, 2024 02:42


On September 14, 1901 (123 years ago today) President William McKinley died, 8 days after being shot by Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. McKinley was 58 years old at the time of his death. He was the last President to have fought in the Civil War. McKinley won two elections (in 1896 and in 1900), each time defeating William ( Read more... )

william jennings bryan, civil war, rutherford b. hayes, assassinations, william mckinley, theodore roosevelt

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seaivy September 14 2024, 16:41:07 UTC
a sad life really
what happened to ida?
was there any immediate family to care for her?

the state of medicine
but the "illness" whatever it is
is always one step ahead of us

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