Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee), “This day in history — Sept. 6”
In 1901, President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. (McKinley died eight days later; Czolgosz was executed on Oct. 29.) Continue Reading
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “Let’s learn from the past: Assassination attempt on Henry Clay Frick”
The news received national attention and ignited public criticism of Frick. One dissenter, Russian anarchist Alexander Berkman, devised a plan to assassinate Frick and inspire a national working-class revolt. On July 23, Berkman entered Frick’s office in downtown Pittsburgh and fired three shots from his revolver, two of which hit Frick in the neck. Frick’s […]
CBS Pittsburgh, “Renowned Actor Commemorates 125th Anniversary Of Battle Of Homestead”
Two weeks later Frick would survive an assassination attempt after being shot in his downtown office by the anarchist Alexander Berkman — sympathy for the workers diminished, the governor sent in the state militia and the union was broken. But rather than dusty, old history, Rylance says the battle was over machines replacing labor — […]
Chicago Tribune, “Political violence is ‘as American as cherry pie'”
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by a political opponent. President William McKinley died in 1901 at the hands of an anarchist; another anarchist fired at President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, missing him but killing the mayor of Chicago. Continue Reading
Last Week Tonight on HBO, “Stupid Watergate”
Wait, no politician has been treated worse? Abraham Lincoln was shot by an actor, William McKinley was shot by an anarchist, JFK was of course murdered by Ted Cruz’s father… Continue Reading