Historical Figure
William McKinley
1843–1901
President of the United States from 1897 to 1901
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Birth
1843 January 29, 1843 →Biography
William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party, he led a realignment that made Republicans largely dominant in the industrial states and nationwide for decades. McKinley successfully led the U.S. in the Spanish–American War and oversaw a period of American expansionism, with the annexations of Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, and American Samoa.
Timeline
en Estados Unidos, el republicano William McKinley vence al candidato demócrata William Jennings Bryan y se convierte en presidente de la nación.
November 3 →U.S. President William McKinley signs a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
April 20 →Spanish–American War: President William McKinley calls for 125,000 volunteers to join the National Guard and fight in Cuba, while Congress more than doubles regular Army forces to 65,000.
April 22 →One day after its enactment by the Congress, President William McKinley signs the Foraker Act into law, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
April 12 →President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York.
November 6 →Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
September 6 →President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.
September 14 →Capital punishment: Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of US President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution.
October 29 →William McKinley is inaugurated President of the United States for the second time; Theodore Roosevelt is vice president.
March 4 →U.S. president William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
September 14 →More from the Industrial Revolution
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