William
MCKINLEY
(b.
29 January 1843
,
Ohio, USA
d.
14 September 1901
,
Buffalo, New York, USA
)
Cause of Death: shot by Leon F. Czolgosz
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William MCKINLEY was born
29 January 1843
in Ohio, USA.
William MCKINLEY
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William MCKINLEY died 14 September 1901 in Buffalo, New York, USA.
Occupation: President of the United States
born at Niles, Ohio
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Birth 29 January 1843
, Ohio, USA
1844 - May 24 – The first electrical telegram is sent over the telegraph by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought".Taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23, and recorded on a paper tape, the phrase had been suggested to ...Read MORE...
1846 - April 25 – Mexican–American War: Open conflict begins over border disputes of Texas' boundaries.The war, stemming from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over...Read MORE...
1848 - January 24 – California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California.Many people in California figured gold was there, but it was James W. Marshall on January 24, 1848, ...Read MORE...
1848 - February 2 - Mexican–American War formally ends with signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ceding virtually all of what becomes the Southwestern United States to the U.S.www.wikipedia.org - February 2, 1848
1851 - June 5 - Uncle Tom's Cabin Appeared in Serial Form This influential book is often included in lists of "causes of the Civil War" (1861-65). Harriet...Read MORE...
1853 - Exhibition of the Industry of All NationsExhibition of the Industry of All Nations was a World's Fair held in 1853 in what is now Bryant...Read MORE...
1854 - July - Republican Party formed for abolition of slavery.It began in a little schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1854. A small group of dedicated...Read MORE...
1859 - October 16 – John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in an unsuccessful bid to spark a general slave rebellion.Late on the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown and 21 armed followers stole into the town of...Read MORE...
1860 - Civil War - On December 20, 1860, a little over a month after Abraham Lincoln had been elected President, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Six more states followed by the spring of 1861.www.civilwar.org/ education/ history/ civil-war-overview/ triggerevents.html - December 20, 1860
1861 - January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate....Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, formally took leave of the Senate in a few eloquent remarks. He...Read MORE...
1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away Stateswww.wikipedia.org - February 8, 1861
1861 - Start of U.S. Civil War - April 12, 1861 - Confederate forces fire upon Fort Sumter.The shelling of the fort was the culmination of a simmering conflict in which a small garrison of...Read MORE...
1861 - April 20 - American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.www.wikipedia.org - April 20, 1861
1861 - October 26 – The Pony Express announces its closure.ATCHISON - Oct. 19. - Orders have to-day been issued by the President of the Pike's Peak Express...Read MORE...
1861 - November 6 - Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America On November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. He ...Read MORE...
1863 - January 1 - Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slavesPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation...Read MORE...
1863 - July 1–3 – American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg – Union forces under George G. Meade turn back a Confederate invasion by Robert E. Lee in the largest battle of the war (28,000 Confederate casualties, 23,000 Union).www.wikipedia.org - July 3, 1863
1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United StatesA NATIONAL THANKSGIVING
By the President of the United States,
A PROCLAMATION.
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1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech at the end of the...Read MORE...
1865 - April 9 - Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysees S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.Harried mercilessly by Federal troops and continually cut off from turning south, Lee headed west,...Read MORE...
1865 - April 14 - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at...Read MORE...
1867 - March 30 – Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. The news media call this "Seward's Folly"U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward signs a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for ...Read MORE...
1869 - May 10 - The Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory and forged the destiny of a nation. (Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah)THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Last Rail Land and the Last Spike Driven.
San Francisco and New York...Read MORE...
1870 - France declares war on Prussia and Emperor Napoleon III is overthrown 1870 - A cable dispatch on the 28th says the Pope has issued a special elimination against the Fenians, both in America and Ireland.St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - February 5, 1870
1870 to 1871 - Franco-Prussian War, ending in French defeat, loss of Alsace-Lorraine and end of the Second Empire 1872 - 'Yellowstone Wonderland' is established as first national park.March 1 – Yellowstone National Park (once dubbed "Colter's Hell" after John Colter, of the Lewis &...Read MORE...
1875 - Civil Rights Act of 1875United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction Era that guaranteed African Americans...Read MORE...
1876 - May 10 - Centennial ExhibitiionMay 10, 1876: The Centennial Exhibition opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at which Caroline...Read MORE...
1876 - June 25 – American Indian Wars – Battle of the Little Bighorn:300 men of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer are wiped ...Read MORE...
1879 - Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879 when Charles Brush successfully demonstrated arc lights on the streets.www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ ohio.html
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.THE RED CROSS SOCIETY
At a meeting this evening, largely attended by prominent citizens and those...Read MORE...
1883 - November 18 – U.S. and Canadian railroads institute 5 standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.UNIFORM TIME
Exactly at noon on Sunday, as has been announced, the new system of uniform time...Read MORE...
1884 - May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country.www.wikipedia.org - May 1, 1884
1884 - December 6 – The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date.www.wikipedia.org - December 6, 1884
1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.The formal reception of Bartholdi's great statue of "Liberty Enlightening the World" took place at...Read MORE...
1886 - January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885).www.wikipedia.org - January 29, 1886
1887 - February 2 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed.www.wikipedia.org - February 2, 1887
1890 - December 29 - Wounded Knee Massacre occurred - 7th Cavalry killed more than 250 Lakota men, women and children; Sitting Bull killed at Little Eagle; Indian wars endedwww.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ sdtimeln.htm - December 29, 1890
1892 - NO MORE BARGE OFFICE. Immigrants Will Hereafter Land at Ellis Island.New York, Jan. 1. - Without any ceremony or formal opening the immigration officials of this city...Read MORE...
1893 - May 1 - World's Columbian ExpositionWorld's Columbian Exposition is held in Chicago, commemorating the 400th anniversary of European...Read MORE...
1894 - Pullman strikeThe Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States in the summer of 1894. It...Read MORE...
1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike1897 - March 4 - William McKinley (1843-1901) becomes 25th President of the United States
With the support of Mark Hanna, a shrewd Cleveland businessman interested in safeguarding tariff...Read MORE... 1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.in 1897, at 6 am, over 100 people crowded onto the first train to travel through a tunnel under...Read MORE...
1898 - U.S. battleship, Maine, blows up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting the Spanish-American war.The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996 -
1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20)....On April 11, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress for authorization to end the...Read MORE...
1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.On December 10, the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Spanish-American War. The once-proud...Read MORE...
1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.The Gold Standard Act a Law.
Washington, March 15. - The gold standard act passed by congress,...Read MORE...
1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons.THE KIOWA SALOONS RAIDED.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, of this City, Invaded Six of Them last Thursday....Read MORE...
Death 14 September 1901Buffalo, New York, USA
Name: President William Mckinley
Titles and Terms: President
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 06 Sep 2012
Event Place: Georgia, United States
Gender: Male
Relationship to Deceased: Deceased
Death Date: 1901
Death Place: Buffalo, , New York
Others on Record
Leon Czolgosz Nonrelative Male
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," Database with images, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QV5Y-9TZR : accessed 28 June 2015), President William Mckinley, Georgia, United States, 06 Sep 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http:/ / www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
William is buried at: McKinley Memorial Park Canton Stark County Ohio, USA
Added: 7/8/2014 11:52:36 AM
Titles and Terms: President
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 06 Sep 2012
Event Place: Georgia, United States
Gender: Male
Relationship to Deceased: Deceased
Death Date: 1901
Death Place: Buffalo, , New York
Others on Record
Leon Czolgosz Nonrelative Male
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," Database with images, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QV5Y-9TZR : accessed 28 June 2015), President William Mckinley, Georgia, United States, 06 Sep 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http:/ / www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
William is buried at: McKinley Memorial Park Canton Stark County Ohio, USA
Added: 7/8/2014 11:52:36 AM
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