Video: 'Execution of Leon Czolgosz, assassin of McKinley, reenactment for Edison Film Company 1901'

(Monday, October 29, 1901, 7:14 a.m. local time; during the Assassination of William McKinley) — Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist who assassinated U.S. President William McKinley in Buffalo, New York, 45 days ago, was executed this morning by three jolts, each of 1800 volts, at Auburn Prison in Auburn, New York. Continue reading U.S. President McKinley’s assassin executed by electric chair 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1901) →

Video: 'The Man Who Murdered McKinley: Leon Czolgosz'

(Tuesday, September 24, 1901, 4:20 p.m. EST, during the Assassination of William McKinley) — Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist who shot U.S. President William McKinley twice in Buffalo, New York, on Sept. 6, 1901, was found guilty of McKinley’s murder (he died Sept. 14, 1901) this afternoon following a trial and deliberation that lasted a total of 8 hours and 26 minutes. Continue reading U.S. President William McKinley’s assassin found guilty 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1901) →

Video: 'President McKinleys Funeral, 1901, Part 1' (Sept. 17, 1901, at 0:06-6:28)

(Tuesday, September 17, 1901, funeral procession from White House to Capitol began at 9:10 a.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley) — A state funeral was held today in Washington for President William McKinley who died three days before in Buffalo, New York, from complications of gunshot wounds received Sept. 6, 1901. Continue reading State funeral held for President William McKinley in U.S. Capitol rotunda 120 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1901) →

Video: 'Presidents in Our Backyard - William McKinley & Teddy Roosevelt'

(Saturday, September 14, 1901, 3:25 p.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley and the First inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt) — U.S. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, 42, took the oath of office today as the 26th President of the United States at the home of his friend Ansley Wilcox (641 Delaware Ave.) in Buffalo, New York, some 13 hours after the death of President William McKinley, who was shot by an assassin eight days earlier. Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt becomes youngest president in American history following assassination of William McKinley 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901) →

Video: 'The Assassination of William McKinley'

(Saturday, September 14, 1901, 2:15 a.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley) — William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, died today at the Milburn House, the large home of the Pan-American Exposition’s president, John G. Milburn, at 1168 Delaware Avenue, in Buffalo, New York, brought down by infection and gangrene from gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. Continue reading U.S. President William McKinley dies in Buffalo, New York of gunshot wounds inflicted by assassin 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901) →

Video: '6th September 1901: President William McKinley shot at the Pan-American Exposition by Leon Czolgosz'

(Friday, September 6, 1901, 4:07 p.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley) — William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot this afternoon on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, six months into his second term. Continue reading U.S. President William McKinley shot and mortally wounded in Buffalo, New York 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1901) →

Video: 'Benjamin Harrison'

(Wednesday, March 13, 1901, 4:45 p.m. local time) — Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States (1889–1983), died from pneumonia today at his home in Indianapolis at the age of 67.
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Video: 'President McKinley Inauguration, 1901'

(Monday, March 4, 1901, approximately noon local time) — William McKinley, 58, was inaugurated today for a second term as the 25th president of the United States at the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice Melville Fuller administering the oath of office.
Continue reading President William McKinley sworn in for second term, Theodore Roosevelt inaugurated as 25th VP 120 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1901) →

Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1900'

(Tuesday, November 6, 1900, during the 1900 United States presidential election) — President William McKinley of Ohio, a Republican, was re-elected as the 25th President of the United States today, defeating former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska, a Democrat. Continue reading President William McKinley re-elected, defeats William Jennings Bryan again 120 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1900) →