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    American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, President William McKinley reached for another handshake two large bangs interrupted the buzz of voices in the Temple of Music. Eight days later, William McKinley died from his wounds. McKinley’s untimely death shocked the nation and created many changes in the United States as a whole. How and why McKinley was assassinated and what changes occurred due to the death of the President. William McKinley was born on January 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio. At age ten

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    William Mckinley was elected as the 25th President of the United States on March 4th, 1897(Israel 89). He was very successful, having many accomplishments as president, including leading America in the Spanish-American War(Andrews). One of his biggest impacts was the raising of tariffs to promote American industry(Andrews). Many people were starting to throw their support behind Mckinley, making him a very popular man. Everything looked like it was going well for the President. With his popularity

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    William McKinley Essay

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    William McKinley 25th President of the United States. William McKinley was born on January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio, a town of about 300 people. He was the 7th child born to William and Nancy Alison McKinley His family moved to Poland, Ohio when he was nine years old so that the children could go to a private school called the Poland Academy. In school William liked to read, debate, and he was the president of the school’s first debate club. When he was 16 he went to Allegheny College in Meadville

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    William McKinley was raised in Ohio under a family that had strong ties to the Whig Party. The first notable events that occurred during his life were during the Civil War. During the Civil War, McKinley began writing papers. He was able to have one of his papers published that stressed how important the Union’s cause was. This letter was published. Later he met his lifelong friend, Major Rutherford Hayes, who would motivate and influence him throughout his life. After the war McKinley served in

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    William McKinley was our 25th great president. He did many wonderful things such as leading America to victory in war with Spain. Some of his other concerns while in office include: domestic affairs, tariff legislation, race relations, trust regulation, and foreign affairs. He had a good life and served as an amazing president during his time in the Whitehouse until his assassination. McKinley was born on January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio. He was the seventh child to his father, William McKinley and his

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    The Blue Sword is a young adult fantasy novel written by Robin McKinley. It was published by Greenwillow Books in 1982, and was the first in two books set in the land of Damar, with its prequel, The Hero and the Crown, being written two years later. Robin McKinley had always had a love for reading, with Tolkien and Kipling being of particular inspiration for her – yet despite her love for books and affection for the fantasy genre as a whole, she could not ignore the lack of relatable female protagonists

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    Anyone would think William McKinleys face would be on the quarter because he's our 25th president but we actually thought wrong. Though William McKinley was an amazing president and did a great job serving our country. William McKinley was born On January 29th, 1843 in Niles, OH as the seventh child of William and Nancy McKinley. William was named William McKinley junior after his father and dropped the “junior” when his father died in 1892. After graduating from high school in 1859

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    William McKinley was born on January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio. As being born and raised in the United States, he met two of the qualifications to run for President. Although education is not a requirement to run for president, McKinley went to school that was run by a Methodist seminary in his hometown of Ohio. After McKinley completed that, he went to Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1860. William attended Allegheny for only one term because of his financial problems. When the civil

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    A Short Biography of William McKinley

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    Grant. In the summer of 1869, McKinley met Ida Saxton. On January 25, 1871 they got married. On Christmas day, their first child Katie was born. In 1873 they had a second child, Ida. Within a few months, the baby died. Then in 1876 Katie died of typhoid fever. The couple were grief-stricken. In the 1876 election McKinley was elected to Congress. He served as congressmen from 1877 to 1883. He was narrowly defeated in the

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    William Mckinley won a significant number of votes from lower and middle class members because of the amount of Republican propaganda his campaign used. Mckinley supported by upper class members had more capital to campaign and was able to reach a broader audience. Candidate Bryan was only able to reach a small portion of the masses (Gosnell, 131). William Bryan was not given any money by Democratic politicians or newspapers, he had to take the train and was known as a tireless speaker. Mckinley on the

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