William Mckinley Presidential Library
William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, is memorialized in a monument and museum in Canton, Ohio. Perhaps, like me, you struggle to remember any important facts about this president. Here are a few things I learned.
McKinley served from March 4, 1897, until his assassination on September 14, 1901. Under McKinley’s leadership, the United States became one of the world’s colonial powers. After the Paris Peace Treaty was signed in 1898, the United States obtained Puerto Rico, Guam, and—for $20 million—the Philippine Islands.
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