On what date did McKinley's assassination take place?
July 4, 1901
September 6, 1901
December 25, 1901
March 15, 1901
Answer
The assassination of President William McKinley occurred on September 6, 1901, at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Leon Czolgosz, a Polish-born anarchist, shot McKinley twice in the abdomen. Despite initial hopes for recovery, McKinley succumbed to his injuries on September 14. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt assumed the presidency upon McKinley's death.
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