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Everyone who has ever attended school in the United States, or even watched TV in the United States, knows about the assassinations of presidents Lincoln and Kennedy, but how much do you know about the assassination of President McKinley? And do you know what else was going on around the country at the same time? Listen, and test your knowledge.
SOURCES
“Attempted Train Holdup.” Linn County Republic (Mound City, Kansas), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
Bowers, Nancy. “Killer in the Tombstone: Murders of Lena and Martin Schultz 1893.” Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases, September 24, 2014. http://www.iowaunsolvedmurders.com/the-murders/killer-in-the-tombstone-murders-of-lena-and-martin-schultz-1893/.
“Changes In Running Cars.” Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“Cotton Belt Hold Up.” Caddo Herald (Caddo, Oklahoma), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“Great Northern Horror.” Weekly Missoulian/Edward's Fruit Grower & Farmer (Missoula, Montana), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“Hanging of Conspirator.” Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, California), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“James Fleming Will Die On The Gallows To-Day With A Protest Of His Innocence On His Lips.” The Anaconda Standard (Anaconda, Montana), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“McKinley Shot.” Sedalia Evening Democrat (Sedalia, Kansas), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“On This Day, McKinley Is Shot While Roosevelt Is Traveling.” National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. Accessed August 15, 2021. https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-mckinley-is-shot-while-roosevelt-is-traveling.
“Presidency of William McKinley.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, July 30, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_William_McKinley.
“President William McKinley Is Shot.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 16, 2009. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-william-mckinley-is-shot.
“The Schultz Murder.” Evening-Times Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“Train Thrown In Ditch.” Evening Journal (Vineland, New Jersey), August 30, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“Wisconsin's Record.” The Blanchardville Blade (Blanchardville, Wisconsin), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
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Everyone who has ever attended school in the United States, or even watched TV in the United States, knows about the assassinations of presidents Lincoln and Kennedy, but how much do you know about the assassination of President McKinley? And do you know what else was going on around the country at the same time? Listen, and test your knowledge.
SOURCES
“Attempted Train Holdup.” Linn County Republic (Mound City, Kansas), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
Bowers, Nancy. “Killer in the Tombstone: Murders of Lena and Martin Schultz 1893.” Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases, September 24, 2014. http://www.iowaunsolvedmurders.com/the-murders/killer-in-the-tombstone-murders-of-lena-and-martin-schultz-1893/.
“Changes In Running Cars.” Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“Cotton Belt Hold Up.” Caddo Herald (Caddo, Oklahoma), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“Great Northern Horror.” Weekly Missoulian/Edward's Fruit Grower & Farmer (Missoula, Montana), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“Hanging of Conspirator.” Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, California), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“James Fleming Will Die On The Gallows To-Day With A Protest Of His Innocence On His Lips.” The Anaconda Standard (Anaconda, Montana), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“McKinley Shot.” Sedalia Evening Democrat (Sedalia, Kansas), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“On This Day, McKinley Is Shot While Roosevelt Is Traveling.” National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. Accessed August 15, 2021. https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-mckinley-is-shot-while-roosevelt-is-traveling.
“Presidency of William McKinley.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, July 30, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_William_McKinley.
“President William McKinley Is Shot.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 16, 2009. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-william-mckinley-is-shot.
“The Schultz Murder.” Evening-Times Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“Train Thrown In Ditch.” Evening Journal (Vineland, New Jersey), August 30, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“Wisconsin's Record.” The Blanchardville Blade (Blanchardville, Wisconsin), September 6, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.