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| − | '''Leon Czolgosz''' was the [[assassin]] of President [[William McKinley]]. He involved with various [[anarchy|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 assassination took place at the [[Pan-American Exposition]], a large exposition/fair. Czolgosz was [[Capital punishment|executed]] by the [[electric chair]] in New York's [[Sing Sing]] [[prison]] on October 29, 1901. | + | '''Leon Czolgosz''' was the [[assassin]] of President [[William McKinley]]. He was involved with various [[anarchy|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 assassination took place at the [[Pan-American Exposition]], a large exposition/fair. Czolgosz was [[Capital punishment|executed]] by the [[electric chair]] in New York's [[Sing Sing]] [[prison]] 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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Leon Czolgosz was the assassin of President William McKinley. He was 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 assassination took place at the Pan-American Exposition, a large exposition/fair. Czolgosz was executed by the electric chair in New York's Sing Sing prison on October 29, 1901.
His crime is the subject of the song, "The Ballad of Czolgosz," in the Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins.