Where Were You When William McKinley Was Shot?

Reporters put that question to some very old Americans on the day of JFK’s assassination.
The Brown Daily Herald

‘Death by Lighting’ memorializes riveting, often-forgotten presidential assassination

Released on Nov. 6, the limited Netflix series tells the story of U.S. President James Garfield’s assassination.
Rutland Herald

As Roosevelt toured Vt., he learned of McKinley's death

Roosevelt was in town to check in with political allies and lend gravitas to the event, just as President William McKinley had four years earlier. Hundreds of visitors reached Isle La Motte aboard the ...
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William McKinley Death Mask by Edward Pausch, 1901

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