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Today in History: President McKinley assassinated at Buffalo exposition

9/6/2026

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On September 6 1901, President William McKinley was shot twice in the abdomen by anarchist Leon Czolgosz while shaking hands at the Temple of Music during Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition. The wounds infected, and McKinley died on September 14, becoming the nation’s third assassinated president.

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On September 6 1901, President William McKinley was shot twice in the abdomen by anarchist Leon Czolgosz while shaking hands at the Temple of Music during Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition. The wounds infected, and McKinley died on September 14, becoming the nation’s third assassinated president.