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'''Leon Czolgosz''' was the assasin of President [[William McKinley]].  He involved with various anarchist groups, and he was influenced by known anarchists such as [[Emma Goldman]].  On September 6, 1901, he shot and killed the president in Buffalo, New York.  The assasination took place at the [[Pan-American Exposition]], a large exposition/fair.  Czolgosz was executed by the electric chair on October 29, 1901.
 
'''Leon Czolgosz''' was the assasin of President [[William McKinley]].  He involved with various anarchist groups, and he was influenced by known anarchists such as [[Emma Goldman]].  On September 6, 1901, he shot and killed the president in Buffalo, New York.  The assasination took place at the [[Pan-American Exposition]], a large exposition/fair.  Czolgosz was executed by the electric chair on October 29, 1901.
    
His crime is the subject of the song, "The Ballad of Czolgosz," in the [[Stephen Sondheim]] musical [[Assassins]].
 
His crime is the subject of the song, "The Ballad of Czolgosz," in the [[Stephen Sondheim]] musical [[Assassins]].
 
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