McKinley’s Assassination
Leopold Czolgosz, an anarchist, shot President William McKinley twice in the belly on September 6, 1901, killing him both times. At the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, there was a performance of the song. Although he was concerned about this specific event, the president’s secretary was successful in convincing him not to proceed with the trip on two separate occasions. McKinley succumbed to his injuries eight days after the shooting.