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William McKinley

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William McKinley

1843–1901

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

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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.

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1843
Birth

25th President of the United States (d. 1901)

January 29 →
1896
Event

en Estados Unidos, el republicano William McKinley vence al candidato demócrata William Jennings Bryan y se convierte en presidente de la nación.

November 3 →
1898
Event

U.S. President William McKinley signs a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.

April 20 →
1898
Event

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 →
1900
Event

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 →
1900
Event

President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York.

November 6 →
1901
Death

25th President of the United States (b. 1843)

September 14 →
1901
Event

Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.

September 6 →
1901
Event

President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.

September 14 →
1901
Event

Capital punishment: Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of US President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution.

October 29 →
1901
Event

William McKinley is inaugurated President of the United States for the second time; Theodore Roosevelt is vice president.

March 4 →
1901
Event

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 →

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