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Leon Czolgosz Assassinates William McKinley (1901) In 1901, anarchist Leon Czolgosz shot US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition, a World's Fair in Buffalo, New York. McKinley died a week later, and Czolgosz was convicted of his murder and executed that same year. Though judged sane during the trial, Czolgosz is believed by some to have been mentally unstable after suffering a breakdown years earlier. ...
September 14 Selected anniversaries [edit] September 14 786 – Harun al-Rashid became the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother al-Hadi. 1752 – In adopting the Gregorian calendar under the terms of the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, the British Empire skipped eleven days (September 2 was followed directly by September 14). 1812 – The French invasion of Russia: Following the Battle of Borodino seven days ...
April 4: William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) was the ninth President of the United States, an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He originally gained national fame for leading U.S. forces against American Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe. As a general in the subsequent War of 1812, his victory at the Battle of the Thames ...
March 24: Uriel Sebree Uriel Sebree (1848–1922) was a career officer in the United States Navy. He entered the Naval Academy during the Civil War and served until 1910, retiring as a rear admiral. He is best remembered for his two expeditions into the Arctic and for serving as the second acting governor of American Samoa. He was also commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet. ...
"The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States composing the respective states, who alone had the right ." – James Madison "The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States composing the respective states, who alone had the right ." - James Madison