Elected after the closing of the American frontier to the west, McKinley found new ways to expand in the Pacific and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although President William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was born in Niles, he called Canton his home. Few ...

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William McKinley (first row, center) and his wife, Ida (to his left), meet with the Flower Delegation. | Used by permission from the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, Canton, Ohio, via Wikimedia ...

Mr. Beat and @VloggingThroughHistory explore the life of the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. Here's a song Mr. Beat made about William McKinley ...

Early in his political career, an opponent of William McKinley’s gave him a red carnation boutonniere to wear during a debate. McKinley went on to win that debate and then the congressional election ...

Today, we celebrate the birthday of the legendary President William McKinley—a true American trailblazer and titan of American greatness, who protected our people; expanded our blessings; and secured ...

An archive of unpublished and never-before-seen letters and notes related to the assassination of a U.S. president has come up for sale. The Raab Collection — a private Pennsylvania-based company ...

On this day in history, April 20, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain. The declaration requested by the 25th U.S. president was in response to an ongoing conflict ...

In January 1898 the US government had sent the USS Maine to protect American interests. On the evening of February 15 1898 the Maine sank in the harbour at Havana when her forward gunpowder magazines ...