September 6 in American History
At the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, an anarchist shot President William McKinley twice. He died eight days later, and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt — at 42, the youngest president ever — was sworn in. The country's trajectory changed in a receiving line.
In 1901: President McKinley is shot. At the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, an anarchist shot President William McKinley twice.
At the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, an anarchist shot President William McKinley twice. He died eight days later, and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt — at 42, the youngest president ever — was sworn in. The country's trajectory changed in a receiving line.
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