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Mickenly Joined Volunteer Infantry
Mickenly joins the Ohio 23rd voulnteer infantry as a union solider. -
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William Mckinley
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McKinley Leaves the military
He left the military as a brevet major. -
Graduated Law school
He studied law at Albany Law School and passed the exam. -
William McKinley for county prosecutor
William Mckinley runs in his first election for county prosecutor -
Runs for congress
He ran for Congress in 1876 was elected and served until 1891. -
William McKinley Moves up in congress
He became the head chair of the House of Ways and the Means Committee -
The McKinley Tarrif
The tarrif increased consumer prices drasticly, so angry voters rejected McKinley and many other Republicans in the 1890 election. So he retuns back to Ohio. -
2nd Olympic Games
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McKinley Runs For Govenor in Ohio
McKinley Runs for Govener in Ohio. and wins the election by a small margin. -
President Wiliam McKinley
William McKinley is inaugurated as the twenty-fifth President as a Republican.
Vice President: Garret A Hobart, Thodore Rosavelt.
" Economy is demanded in every branch of the Government at all times, but especially in periods, like the present, of depression in business and distress among the people. The severest economy must be observed in all public expenditures, and extravagance stopped wherever it is found. -
Hawaii Is Annexed to the U.S.
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Dingley Tariff Law
McKinley signs the Dingley Tarrif, which raises custom duties by an average of 57 percent -
Remember the Maine! To Hell with Spain!
Spain Delcares war with the United States.
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Erdman Arbitration Act
Congress passes the Erdman Arbitration act which authorizes government mediation between interstate carriers and their employees. -
US Steel Corporation organizes
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Spanish forces in the Philippines surrender to the United States.
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McKinley's Second term
William McKinley is inaugurated as President for a second term, with Theodore Roosevelt sworn in as vice president -
McKinley Dies In his Second term
President McKinley dies from his wounds as the result of complications due to gangrene, and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt takes the oath of office to become the twenty-sixth President of the United States.
