Friday; March 13
When the topic of the most memorable United States Presidents comes up, William McKinley rarely comes to mind. Honestly, unless someone is a history buff, they may not know much about our 25 th president (even though he served a full term and was re-elected for a second term). Probably the most notable thing about President McKinley was the fact that he was assassinated in the first few months of his second term. President McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz on September 6, 1901 while attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York and died on September 14. While the president might not be all that memorable (in fact, the tallest mountain in North America that was once named for him has since been renamed Mt. Denali), I came across a quote that got me to thinking. According to historians, in 1899 the president observed, “ That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.”.