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Sentence. Death. William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen.
- September 6, 1901; 122 years ago, 4:07 p.m.
- 1 (McKinley; died on September 14, 1901 as a result of initial injury and subsequent infection)
Sep 6, 2016 · Despite the sweltering late-summer heat, a long line of people waited outside the Temple of Music when the reception began at 4 p.m. As the theater’s organist played a Bach sonata, the visitors ...
Died. April 13, 1907. (1907-04-13) (aged 49) Known for. intervening in the assassination of William McKinley. Height. 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) [citation needed] James Benjamin Parker (July 31, 1857 – April 13, 1907) [1] was an African-American man most noted for attempting to stop Leon Czolgosz from assassinating President William McKinley .
- 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
- April 13, 1907 (aged 49), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- July 31, 1857, Atlanta, Georgia
- intervening in the assassination of William McKinley
Sep 14, 2019 · The scene: a political reception at the Temple of Music, an Italian Renaissance concert hall built expressly for the Pan-American Exposition of 1901 for the monumental sum of $85,000 (about $2.6 ...
- Dr. Howard Markel
The Temple of Music was a concert hall and auditorium built for the Pan-American Exposition which was held in Buffalo, New York in 1901. United States President William McKinley was assassinated inside the building on September 6, 1901 by Leon Czolgosz .
Feb 28, 2024 · An autopsy for William McKinley, along with related notes, has come up for auction for the first time. The report details the bacterial and chemical analyses undertaken after the death of the twenty-fifth US president, who was the third president to be assassinated. The autopsy reported that bullets used by assassin Leon Czolgosz on September 6 ...
This print of William McKinley's assassination, variations of which appeared commonly in the following years, depicts James Parker trying to restrain Leon Czolgosz. Photograph of wash drawing by T. Dart Walker, ca. 1905. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. hand. Early newspaper reports described Parker as playing a central role in
