William McKinley Assassination Explained: Everything You Need To Know

[@MrDrosteHistory]

So that there is no confusion: McKinley's final speech was Sep, 5, 1901 (as the caption in the video reads during the footage). He was assassinated the following day, Sep. 6, while greeting well-wishers at the Temple of Music.

[@lorilaundry7424]

He died on the 19th of September, 1901! Yes, he was shot but died days later.

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Like lincoln died days tater

[@clcortelyou]

President McKinley‘s personal secretary, equivalent to the modern chief of staff, George B Cortelyou, is a relative of mine.

[@veryunwisethewise]

Interesting, McKinley is a part of the same Scottish clan as me. (So essentially a really large extended family.

[@skler123]

my great x4 uncle was Leon, the assasinator. I obviously don't agree with his actions, I just wanted to learn more about the assasination.

[@user-qx2jv7sh7s]

Abraham Lincoln is my cousin. See I can bs to.

[@denisewesslund3519]

William McKinley is my Great great uncle , from my mother's side... True Story !!

[@j.e.bennett2997]

BS

[@PhilipDeLong]

The Anarchist threat and its "Propaganda of the Deed" was not confined to the US, but assassinations and bombings of prominent leaders were a world-wide phenomenon in these years. The McKinley assassination was just one of many, which began in earnest with the killing of Tsar Alexander II in 1881. While the US public saw the death of Lincoln as an unfortunate part of the Civil War, and the Garfield assassination as a strange one-off exploit by a crazy person, this one woke up America to the fact that Presidents were targets, and needed dedicated, professional protection. Also, you could make your students aware of the differences between the anarchist movements of the past, which were incredibly varied, and the modern sense of anarchist, but I understand that this would take a lot of time. Czolgosz was a lone wolf, an admirer of Emma Goldman, who was implicated in the attempted assassination of industrialist Henry Clay Frick.

[@Recivdit]

Love what you're doing...amazing bro...I hate to be the guy to correct cha... But Czolgosz was pronounced "Chol Gosh"... you're doing the Lord's work by teaching the kids history...mad props yo! :-)

[@MrDrosteHistory]

Funny story. I showed a clip about this for years in class from a documentary, and the professor in the documentary refers to him the way I pronounced it in the video. I assumed he knew what he was saying, being featured on a widely released video, which is why I always went with that pronunciation. I have since heard others say it far more in the pronunciation you describe.

[@emmarose4234]

The musical Assassins was what taught me!

[@romanclay1913]

In 1896 Garrett Hobart was McKinley's VP. Teddy Roosevelt wanted to be the 1900 VP candidate. Hobart refused to step aside then died in November 1899, age 55. TR and McKinley were elected and inaugurated March, 1901. McKinley was assassinated September, 1901 and TR became president. McKinley's campaign manager, Senator Mark Hanna, wanted to challenge TR in GOP presidential primaries in 1904. Hanna died February, 1904. TR wins reelection in November, 1904.

[@Eazy-ERyder]

Would love to see your channel discuss topics on the Civil War in the future. Keep up the good work! Love your stuff so far

[@donkique956]

I second that motion!

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Thank you. Didn't know the details, or the date (just the year). Was good 'cause it was informative, and short. Kinda eerie, living in that neighborhood, with that marker present.

[@redjirachi1]

William McKinley: I was assassinated, but I wasn't Lincoln and there wasn't anything for conspiracy theorists to latch on so people forgot Theodore Roosevelt: I thought it was because I overshadowed you in every way William McKinley: Screw you Teddy, that's why my ghost told that guy to shoot you Theodore Roosevelt: *you what?!*

[@502tamales5]

I truly enjoy your videos! They’re more engaging than other formats. It feels like I’m talking to a friend

[@MrDrosteHistory]

Thank you so much. Glad to have you tuning in!

[@Meine.Postma]

The anarchists also started WWI a decade later

[@starter47990]

Yep

[@Wikkid124]

Dunno bout that

[@trajanoserravallijr39]

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[@beautifulblackbeauty8641]

FABULOUS RESEARCH!!!! MANY MANY THANKS

[@bighand1530]

I don’t see William McKinley and James A. Garfield being brought up as much in general compared to Abraham Lincoln and JFK.

[@paulbatz7935]

Czolgosz suffered a horrible execution via electric chair. One of the executioners was heard to exclaim, "Give him another poke," after the initial surges of electricity failed to stop his heart. He was literally cooked alive by the time he died.

[@casebarreoltt5990]

Any tie-in to the Black Hand assassin school in Hillsville, PA / YOUNGSTOWN OH?

[@josiahandre_]

Keep going bro! Your content is fire. Just earned a new sub

[@robertwomack6015]

Very interesting..thank you very much 👍

[@BaphometsLounge]

Actually it was called the Pan-American Exposition and our Historical Museaum is the only building still left from the original expo as all the other buildings were temporary.

[@MrDrosteHistory]

Yes that is correct, and the Pan American Exposition was a world’s fair. In the day they were commonly referred to as “the worlds fair.” Didn’t know about the only building left, thanks for sharing!

[@BaphometsLounge]

Thank you for clarifying @@MrDrosteHistory and for making these videos.

[@MrAschiff]

Teddy Roosevelt was camping in the Adirondaks when McKinley was assassinated.

[@alphonsobutlakiv789]

You say sweat rag, but I've heard it was medical bandages and the shorter actually shot him with a partially crippled hand, and was motivated due to government safety regulations issues at hand, as it was a machine accident at a factory that gave it to him.

[@jeffersonott4357]

Anarchy isn't exactly "no government, at all". I'd say a better definition would be that government is set up as a horizontal hierarchy, as opposed to our current vertical hierarchy. The no government thing is more of a stereotype (one which I also believed until I looked into it, so, no fault on the presenter) Great channel!

[@joemomma8573]

How come Leon doesn't get a middle name?

[@A.Marq.]

He went by Leon F. Czolgosz. According to Leon's father, the "F" did not stand for anything and that it was there because he "liked the extra initial". So the theme of a middle named assassin still keeps up lol although this one is a strange one.. "F"

[@IDKeffect82]

Loving your videos guy. Could you perhaps talk about the American Revolution?

[@MrDrosteHistory]

I have a few on the channel already, more coming!

[@IDKeffect82]

@@MrDrosteHistory I noticed it and stared watching already. Ty

[@marissabartow]

my ancestor is the one that assassinated william mckinley his name is Leon Czolgosz. he killed him because he didn’t have a job to feed his kids and he just couldn’t take it anymore after his kids died from starving.

[@ccsfstudios2321]

Hold up how are you his descendent if his children died from starvation?

[@BigWheel.]

​@ccsfstudios2321 he's obviously adopted

[@ccsfstudios2321]

@@BigWheel. not really a descendant then eh?

[@JoseFernandez-qt8hm]

and that cowboy became president....

[@MH3GL]

"There were all these domestic terrorist attacks at the time, where people were lighting off bombs on railways, and buildings..." Really? For some reason this feels oddly familiar to the present time I'm living in....

[@MrDrosteHistory]

You're not wrong. In fact, a lot about that time period feels similar. The Gilded Age - massive wealth disparity, in particular.

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Lincoln and Kennedy had enemies yet mckinley and Garfield what enemies did they have??

[@gitara2D]

I'm polish and I'm ashamed of this incident. I never heard of this before. It's super ungrateful for this man to kill president espaciali if USA gave him a chance that he could never get in homecountry. :/

[@MrHahaIceBler]

this is almost typical Bflo luck tbh, we had a huge population exodus afterwards (more having to do with Erie Canal no longer being as big a deal)...but still today, we export people to better spots - lol

[@lynnh1682]

My distant cousin was assassinated. He would have made a good president even though he was a freemason.

[@BrokenneckYgor]

Killer: ise got a tuffquesstuon fer ya McK: Go ahead. shoot!

[@Crimson_Hawk_01]

I am very disappointed in how well you have covered these assassinations yet have not made a single video about the worst day in America’s life, January 6th.

[@MrHahaIceBler]

oh would you knock it off ffs

[@Legenddjt]

Maybe because everybody knows it's a witch hunt. 🤷‍♂️ investigate pelosi , she was in charge of security.

[@gsp49]

What? Did you get locked up for a year because of it?

[@hughjass1835]

😂

[@bobpiff5161]

Open borders, huge giveaways to corrupt govts, crazy inflation and prices, loss of our respect from all world leaders, buying foreign oil while shutting down our production, shameful dealings for family members, more concern for the earth than man…. Failing faith in our creator…. What day has been worse than when the bumbler supreme took office? Maybe a couple, but I Can’t think of too many others myself…

[@tasteofwang81]

When the SS took over America.

[@thelastboyscott]

When the 6th extinction event happens, will this history survive?