assassination of William McKinley

When

6 Sep 1901

Kind

Assassination

Deaths

1

Coordinates

42.94° N, 78.87° W

Description

1901 assassination in Buffalo, New York, US

1901 murder in Buffalo, New York, US

William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. McKinley died on September 14 of gangrene caused by the wounds.

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