Event

Pan-American Exposition

6 Sep 1901 · 42.94° N, 78.87° W

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When
6 Sep 1901
Kind
Event
Coordinates
42.94° N, 78.87° W
Description
American anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley dies 8 days later.

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Pan-American Exposition

1901 World's Fair in Buffalo, New York

The Pan-American Exposition was a world's fair held in Buffalo, New York, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied 350 acres (0.55 mi2) of land on the western edge of what is now Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Avenue to Elmwood Avenue and northward to Great Arrow Avenue.

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