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This Day in History

The Sunday Morning Globe After McKinley’s Death, 1901

The September 22, 1901 front page appeared eight days after President William McKinley died.

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Teddy Roosevelt - Sunday Morning Globe (September 22nd, 1901)
Teddy Roosevelt - Sunday Morning Globe (September 22nd, 1901)

Here is the front page of the Sunday Morning Globe on September 22nd, 1901. President McKinley had been assassinated eight days earlier in Buffalo and his Vice President, Teddy Roosevelt, was inaugurated as the youngest President. Click on it to read it in greater detail.

Sunday Morning Globe - September 22nd, 1901
Sunday Morning Globe – September 22nd, 1901
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