Monday, April 22, 2013

William McKinley



William McKinley was born on January 29, 1843. He got assassinated on September 14, 1901. He was the 25th president of the United States. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish- American War. Raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals. Though McKinley presidency was cut short because of his assassination, his presidency marked the beginning of a period of dominance by the Republican Party that lasted for more than a third of a century.

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