McKinley’s Assassination
On September 6, 1901, anarchist Leon Czolgosz shot President William McKinley twice in the belly. The concert was held at the Temple of Music in Buffalo. Ironically, the president’s secretary was successful in convincing him not to return to the trip because he was concerned about this particular occurrence. McKinley died eight days after the assassination.
McKinley’s Assassination
Grover Cleveland – 144
Grover Cleveland, who scored a 144 on the IQ scale, was on his way to becoming one of the top halves of presidents. Grover Cleveland was president for two terms, the first of which lasted from 1885 to 1889. He did not serve consecutive terms, however, because he was defeated for reelection in 1892 and then reelected in 1893. Conservatives welcomed his fiscal strategy and ambition for political reform. The Panic of 1893, which grew into a serious economic disaster, and the countrywide Pullman Strike of 1894 were both dealt with during Cleveland’s second term. When his progenitors landed in Massachusetts, he was a descendent of one of the first families to migrate from Europe to the new world.
Grover Cleveland
