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Leon F. Czolgosz (/ ˈ tʃ ɒ l ɡ ɒ ʃ / CHOL-gosh, Polish: [ˈlɛɔn ˈt͡ʂɔwɡɔʂ]; May 5, 1873 – October 29, 1901) was an American laborer and anarchist who assassinated President of the United States William McKinley on September 6, 1901, in Buffalo, New York.
May 28, 2024 · Leon Czolgosz (born 1873, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—died October 29, 1901, Auburn, New York) was an American labourer and anarchist who fatally shot U.S. Pres. William McKinley on September 6, 1901; McKinley died eight days later. Czolgosz was found guilty and executed.
May 19, 2022 · Leon Czolgosz, The Anarchist Assassin Who Shot And Killed President William McKinley. By Kaleena Fraga | Edited By Cara Johnson. Published May 19, 2022. Updated May 21, 2022. In 1901, Leon Czolgosz shot President McKinley twice at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. He was executed for the assassination less than two months later.
Nov 16, 2009 · On October 29, 1901, President William McKinley ’s assassin, Leon Czolgosz, is executed in the electric chair at Auburn Prison in New York. Czolgosz had shot McKinley on September 6, 1901;...
His crime, Leon Frank Czolgosz confesses, was premeditated – and brave: I made my plans 3 or 4 days ago to shoot the President. When I shot him I intended to kill him and the reason for my intention in killing was because I did not believe in presidents over us.
William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen.
CZOLGOSZ, LEON F. (1873-29 Oct. 1901), the assassin of Pres. Wm. McKinley, was born in Detroit to Polish immigrants. The family settled in Cleveland in 1891.
Sep 6, 2011 · On Sept. 6, 1901, Leon Czolgosz stepped from a crowd at the World’s Fair in Buffalo and, using a revolver hidden under his handkerchief, fired two shots at President William McKinley, who...
Jan 24, 2018 · Leon Czolgosz stood in line and counted the people between him and the president of the United States. Nondescript, dressed in a dark suit, and wearing an innocent expression, Czolgosz (pronounced chlgsh) looked younger than his 28 years.
May 5, 2020 · At twelve minutes past seven, 1,700 volts of electricity shocked the body of Leon Czolgosz. He was buried in an unmarked grave. His corpse was dissolved in carbolic acid.
