On September 14, 1901, President William McKinley,the 25th President of the USA, died, as a result of a shot in the stomach, which happened eight days earlier at the World’s Fair in Buffalo, New York. He was the third U.S. President to be assassinated.
President, McKinley became known as a protector of big businesses, which enjoyed unprecedented growth during his presidency He advocated for the protective tariff as a way of protecting U.S. business and labor from competition abroad , and he maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of free silver.
On September 6, 1901, William McKinley, , was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York. He was shaking hands with members of the public when Leon Czolgosz, a Polish-American anarchist and former steel worker, shot him twice in the abdomen.
McKinley was approached by Leon Czolgosz, carrying…
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