President McKinley's Assassin
Lost in History
English - March 02, 2021 20:12 - 23 minutes - 29.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHistory Arts history united states president story stories astonihing scott miller book Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In September 1901, a socially awkward and frustrated anarchist named Leon Czolgosz tracked President William McKinley to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. There, he fired two .32 calibre slugs point blank into the President. As police wrestled the assassin to the ground, Czolgosz had but one thing to say: "I done my duty."
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