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title: "The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot at point blank range by a gunman as he greeted guest at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, on September 5, 1901."  
description: "The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot at point blank range by a gunman as he greeted guest at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, on September 5, 1901."  
author: "valentine d'suja"  
published: 2018-03-11  
updated: 2018-03-30  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39943/the-25th-president-of-the-united-states-william-mckinley-was-shot-at-point-blank-range-by-a-gunman-as-he-greeted-guest-at-the-pan-american-exhibition-in-buffalo-new-york-on-september-5-1901  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot at point blank range by a gunman as he greeted guest at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, on September 5, 1901.

The 25th [President of the United](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34894/who-was-the-president-of-the-united-states-during-world-war-1) States, William McKinley, was shot at point blank range by a gunman as he greeted guest at the Pan-[American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41823/how-much-did-the-vietnam-war-cost-american-taxpayers) Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, on September 5, 1901. Who was convicted of the shooting murder of McKinley?\
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