The Assassination of President McKinley

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 Assassination of President McKinley





President McKinley was killed in Buffalo, NY in 1901.  We go over the event.  Mistakes that were made.  And how one man, who originally was treated as a hero, was forgotten in history. 


   

Location

Buffalo, NY

Sources for the show:

What Happened to Big Ben Parker, www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/parker_big.ben.html.

Big Ben Parker and President McKinley's Assassination, www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/parker_and_mckinley.html.

“Assassination of William McKinley.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Nov. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_William_McKinley.

“Buffalo, NY - The Gun That Killed President McKinley.” RoadsideAmerica.com, www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/32307.

“James Benjamin Parker.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Sept. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Benjamin_Parker.

Kirst, Sean. “Column: Reclaiming a Hero Who Tried to Save President McKinley.” The Buffalo News, 5 Sept. 2020, buffalonews.com/opinion/columnists/column-reclaiming-a-hero-who-tried-to-save-president-mckinley/article_d8de4844-eeb3-11ea-a8b1-53d3e8221da4.html.

“Leon Czolgosz.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Nov. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Czolgosz.

“The Massena Observer. (Massena, St. Lawrence County, N.Y.) 1897-1989, September 19, 1901, Page 4, Image 4.” The Massena Observer. (Massena, St. Lawrence County, N.Y.) 1897-1989, September 19, 1901, Page 4, Image 4 - NYS Historic Newspapers, Sutton & McDonald, nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031311/1901-09-19/ed-1/seq-4/.

Says:, Wadwizard, et al. “Gun Review: Iver Johnson .32 S&W.” The Truth About Guns, 10 May 2010, www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-revieww-iver-johnson-32-sw/.

“Trunkations.” McKinley's Gun: A Curatorial Conundrum - Trunkations, www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/mckinleys-gun/.

“The White Plains Argus. (White Plains, N.Y.) 1896-1908, September 10, 1901, Page 1, Image 1.” The White Plains Argus. (White Plains, N.Y.) 1896-1908, September 10, 1901, Page 1, Image 1 - NYS Historic Newspapers, John T. Rehill, nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn2003060372/1901-09-10/ed-1/seq-1/.

“The Journal and Republican. (Lowville, N.Y.) 1860-1909, September 12, 1901, Page 1, Image 1.” The Journal and Republican. (Lowville, N.Y.) 1860-1909, September 12, 1901, Page 1, Image 1 - NYS Historic Newspapers, H.A. Phillips, nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031789/1901-09-12/ed-1/seq-1/.

Music:

Cattails Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Ghost Dance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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