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377869 73: William McKinley, twenty-fifth President of the United States serving from 1897 to 1901. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)

377869 73: William McKinley, twenty-fifth President of the United States serving from 1897 to 1901. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)

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1901: American President William McKinley (1843 - 1901), makes an address to the people. McKinley won the elections of 1896 and 1900 but was assassinated in Buffalo, New York in 1901. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1901:  American President William McKinley (1843 - 1901), makes an address to the people. McKinley won the elections of 1896 and 1900 but was assassinated in Buffalo, New York in 1901.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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William McKinley (1843 - 1901), the 25th President of the United States, on the porch of his home in Canton, Ohio. During the 1896 election, McKinley campaigned from his porch while his opponent William Jennings Bryan toured the country. McKinley won the elections of 1896 and 1900 but was assassinated in Buffalo, New York in 1901. (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

William McKinley (1843 - 1901), the 25th President of the United States, on the porch of his home in Canton, Ohio. During the 1896 election, McKinley campaigned from his porch while his opponent William Jennings Bryan toured the country. McKinley won the elections of 1896 and 1900 but was assassinated in Buffalo, New York in 1901.   (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, 1898. Born in Niles, Ohio, McKinley became a lawyer and in 1877 entered Congress as a Republican, becoming a leading tarriff expert. He was elected President in 1896 and for a second term four years later. In 1898 he led the United States to victory in the Spanish-American War. McKinley was shot by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, on 6 September 1901 and died on 14 September. A print from Our Country in War and Relations with All Nations, by Murat Halstead, The United Subscription Book Publishers of America, 1898. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, 1898. Born in Niles, Ohio, McKinley became a lawyer and in 1877 entered Congress as a Republican, becoming a leading tarriff expert. He was elected President in 1896 and for a second term four years later. In 1898 he led the United States to victory in the Spanish-American War. McKinley was shot by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, on 6 September 1901 and died on 14 September. A print from Our Country in War and Relations with All Nations, by Murat Halstead, The United Subscription Book Publishers of America, 1898. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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William McKinley (1843 - 1901), the 25th President of the United States. He led the country to victory in the Spanish-American War, but was assassinated in Buffalo in 1901. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

William McKinley (1843 - 1901), the 25th President of the United States. He led the country to victory in the Spanish-American War, but was assassinated in Buffalo in 1901.   (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)