McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz, an architect who believed McKinley was the symbol of oppression. Czolgosz felt it was his responsibility as an architect to assassinate McKinley in order to help the country. Czolgosz shot McKinley at close range while McKinley was greeting the public at the Exposition. McKinley died on September 14, 1901 due to gangrene. Czolgosz was found guilty and sentenced to death in the electric chair. John F. Kennedy is the most recently assassinated president in American history. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 outside the Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was shot from long range while he was riding through the streets of downtown Dallas in a motorcade. Upon being shot, Kennedy was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital and died shortly thereafter. Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassinator, was shot and killed by Jack Ruby before Oswald received a trial. As a result many conspiracy theories have developed as to who was involved in the assassination and
McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz, an architect who believed McKinley was the symbol of oppression. Czolgosz felt it was his responsibility as an architect to assassinate McKinley in order to help the country. Czolgosz shot McKinley at close range while McKinley was greeting the public at the Exposition. McKinley died on September 14, 1901 due to gangrene. Czolgosz was found guilty and sentenced to death in the electric chair. John F. Kennedy is the most recently assassinated president in American history. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 outside the Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was shot from long range while he was riding through the streets of downtown Dallas in a motorcade. Upon being shot, Kennedy was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital and died shortly thereafter. Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassinator, was shot and killed by Jack Ruby before Oswald received a trial. As a result many conspiracy theories have developed as to who was involved in the assassination and