William McKinley: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Reliable biographies are Charles S. Olcott, The Life of William McKinley, 2 vol. (1916, reprinted 1972); and Margaret Leech, In the Days of McKinley (1959, reprinted 1986). McKinley’s administration is addressed in Lewis L. Gould, The Presidency of William McKinley (1980). Lewis L. Gould and Craig H. Roell, William McKinley (1988), is an annotated bibliography.
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Article History
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| Add new Web site: American History Central - William McKinley 25th President of the United States. | Oct 25, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of McKinley Memorial Library. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBS News - President William McKinley's America. | Apr 17, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Coolidge Foundation - William McKinley. | Jan 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN Business - The truth about William McKinley, the tariff king and Trumps idol. | Dec 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of McKinley Presidential Library and Museum. | Jul 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - William McKinley. | Apr 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University - William McKinley. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Montclair State University Digital Commons - The Life of an Unknown Assassin: Leon Czolgosz and the Death of William McKinleyof William McKinley. | Oct 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of McKinley Presidential Library and Museum. | Sep 13, 2024 | ||
| Added an interactive timeline of the McKinley presidency. | Aug 02, 2024 | ||
| Optimized captions and added reference to list of assassinations and attempts involving presidents and presidential candidates. | Jul 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - President William McKinley: Assassinated by an Anarchist. | Apr 05, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: White House Historical Association - The Life and Presidency of William McKinley. | Oct 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of McKinley Memorial Library. | Aug 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - President William McKinley: Assassinated by an Anarchist. | Jun 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Museum of the United States Army - Biography of William McKinley. | Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Biography of William McKinley Jr. | Aug 26, 2022 | ||
| Removed cross-reference and tables. | Apr 17, 2020 | ||
| Added a quote from McKinley's speech at the Pan-American Exposition. | Sep 24, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 25, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA 4 Kids - Biography of William McKinley. | Aug 25, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for The Book - Biography of George C. Marshall Jr. | Apr 05, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Miller Center - William McKinley. | Apr 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System - Biography of William McKinley. | Apr 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of William McKinley. | Apr 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of William McKinley. | Apr 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The White House - Biography of William McKinley. | Mar 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of William McKinley. | Mar 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Biography of William McKinley. | Mar 20, 2013 | ||
| Added timeline. | Apr 15, 2011 | ||
| Added images of William McKinley. | Feb 03, 2011 | ||
| Subheads added. | Nov 05, 2009 | ||
| Redesigned election results tables added. | Nov 03, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spectrum Biographies - Biography of William McKinley. | Feb 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the McKinley Memorial Library, Museum & Birthplace. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the McKinley Memorial Library, Museum & Birthplace. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the McKinley Memorial Library, Museum & Birthplace. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the McKinley Memorial Library, Museum & Birthplace. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Classroomhelp.com - Biography of William McKinley. | Jan 19, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of William McKinley. | Nov 03, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: AmericanPresident.org - William McKinley - A Life in Brief. | Jun 21, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 21, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 11, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |
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