William McKinley

Upon the death of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the youngest president in U.S. history

September 14, 2024 Today In History No Comments

Today in History: September 14

Today in History: September 14: President William McKinley died and Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him. Other famous deaths on this day include Isadora Duncan, and Princess Grace of Monaco. On this day in 1847, General Winfield Scott took control of Mexicao City during the Mexican-American War. During the Civil War, in 1861 in a Naval battle, the USS Colorado sank the Confederate schooner Judah.

This is one of the last photos taken of U.S. President William McKinley.

September 6, 2024 Today In History No Comments

Today in History: September 6

Today in History: September 6; In 1901 President William McKinley was shot at a reception in Buffalo, New York. In 1949 there was a mass shooting in Camden, New Jersey in which 13 people were killed by a paranoid schizophrenic. In 1975, tennis star Martina Navatilova asked for political asylum in the U.S. In 1997 Princess Diana was publicly laid to rest. And in 2018, India decriminalized homosexuality.