On this date, September
6, 1901, the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded inside the Temple
of Music on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
McKinley was shaking hands with the public when he was shot by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist. The President died
on September 14 from gangrene caused by the bullet wounds.
William McKinley who
was a devout Christian forgave his assassin but Leon Czolgosz still had to pay
with his life. He was executed on October 29, 53 days after the crime and 47
after the president’s death. He was guilty beyond any doubt at all, thank God
the Justice System was swift and sure at that time.
"He didn't know, poor fellow, what he was doing. He couldn't have known."- William McKinley
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Leon Czolgosz shoots
President McKinley with a concealed revolver. Clipping of a wash drawing by T.
Dart Walker.
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We, the comrades of Unit 1012,
remember this tragic event every year on September 6. We had made President William
McKinley one of the 26
Christian Martyrs of Unit 1012. The lesson we learn from the assassination
is that McKinley (who was a murdered victim) still forgave his assassin
publicly, this case will debunk the myth that Death Penalty Supporters like us,
are all revengeful and hateful. Every year on September 6, we will post an
article or interview about forgiveness.
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