Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee), “This day in history — Sept. 6”
byIn 1901, President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. (McKinley died eight days…
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “When music found an ‘Alternate’ home on Milwaukee’s lakefront — in 1971”
byThe Journal and Sentinel frequently referred to the new space as the “People’s Park,” and, the Journal reported on July 4, 1971, the Milwaukee…
Tribune Chronicle (OH), “Honoring President McKinley then and now”
byHis assassin was Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist. His mugshot is on display at the McKinley Birthplace Home in Niles. Continue Reading
Chicago Tribune, “Political violence is ‘as American as cherry pie'”
byAbraham Lincoln was assassinated by a political opponent. President William McKinley died in 1901 at the hands of an anarchist; another anarchist fired at…
Bustle, “John Oliver Is Sick Of Trump Complaining How “Unfairly” He’s Treated — VIDEO”
byWait, no politician has been treated worse? Abraham Lincoln was shot by an actor, William McKinley was shot by an anarchist, JFK was of…
Rolling Stone, “See John Oliver Explain Why Trump’s Russia Scandal Is ‘Stupid Watergate'”
by“Wait, no politician has been treated worse?” Oliver asked. “Abraham Lincoln was shot by an actor. William McKinley was shot by an anarchist. JFK…
Last Week Tonight on HBO, “Stupid Watergate”
byWait, no politician has been treated worse? Abraham Lincoln was shot by an actor, William McKinley was shot by an anarchist, JFK was of…
Tribune Chronicle (Ohio), “McKinley’s birthday celebrated”
byMcKinley’s life came full-circle in Ohio, when, shortly after starting his second term, an anarchist from Cleveland shot and killed him as McKinley shook…
WIVB 4 (Buffalo), “Presidential Inauguration history in WNY”
byThe tragic fall of one President led to the rise of another. President William McKinley visited the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo in September, 1901….
Wall Street Journal, “President Shot at World’s Fair”
byMcKinley’s killer, Leon Czolgosz, 28, was the president’s polar opposite: a loser lunatic with messianic delusions. In 1894, after losing his job and rejecting…