Presidential Biographies No. 25: William McKinley

      Hello everybody and welcome back to another edition of Nations Made Fun! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to this massive world we all call home! Today on Presidential Biographies, we'll be taking a look at the life of William McKinley, who served from 1897-1901. Well, what are we waiting for? Let's dive straight into it!

      William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States from 1897, until his assassination in 1901. During his presidency, McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised tariffs to promote the American industry, and kept the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of free silver.

      McKinley was the last president to serve in the Civil War and was the only one who started the war as an enlisted soldier, starting as a private and ending as a brevet major. After the war, he settled down in Ohio, where he practiced law and got married. In 1876 he was elected to Congress and the elected as Governor of Ohio in 1891 and 1893.

      When McKinley was elected as president, the U.S. experienced incredible economic growth. One of McKinley's major accomplishments as president was that he attempted to persuade Spain to give independence to Cuba without conflict, but when negotiations failed, he led the United States into the Spanish-American War of 1898. The victory was won quickly by the United States.

     Unfortunately, President McKinley was assassinated when he was shot by Leon Czolgosz in 1901.

     Fun Facts:

• He was the first president to ride in an automobile.
• McKinley's face is on the $500 bill.
• First Lady Ida McKinley despised the color yellow. So much so that she had all yellow objects removed from the White House.

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     Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley

     https://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/williammckinley.php