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In 1896, William McKinley became the Republican candidate for the Presidency. He was hailed as "the advance agent of prosperity."

On the day of President William McKinley's funeral, friends and colleagues began planning a fitting memorial to the fallen leader.

Before his assassination in 1901, William McKinley found a good deal of success in the office of the President, being the first incumbent since Ulysses S. Grant to win re

Theodore Roosevelt's plan to place William Taft into the Presidency as a hand-picked successor did not turn out as well as he had hoped, as Taft had a mind of his own.

From the earliest times of his career in law, William Howard Taft dreamed of being on the Supreme Court, and his life in public service served served to get him there.

William McKinley, the Ohioan who would later become President, began his life in politics early, and lived much of his life in service to his country.

When President William McKinley was assassinated he left behind an unfinished agenda. However, he had a maverick Vice President to take care of business.

When President Harding appointed William Howard Taft to the Supreme Court in 1920, he helped him to fulfill a lifelong dream.

The U.S. Secret Service, which protects the President, began in 1865. The original purpose of this agency was very different from what it is today.

If you are considering bankruptcy, you may feel alone and hopeless. Read this and see that anyone can face this situation and still be successful.

A historic collection of Tallahassee photographs, the book is meant to be savored like a good cup of coffee.

Kids and adults who want to explore dinosaurs, animals, weather, the stars and a late 1800s town without spending a bundle will enjoy this Northeast Ohio facility.

Massachusetts, Iowa and Hawaii have programs tying in real-world experiences with education. The plans are working.

From the mid nineteenth century to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, a Central American canal preoccupied long term hemispheric motivations and goals.

Never in American history has a home been so closely connected to the success of a presidential campaign.

Although the US acquired lands and trading rights in various foreign lands before the 1890s, the final decade of the century ushered in a strong imperialist movement.

Of all movements emerging from 19th Century radicalism, Bakunin's anarchism was the most effective and continued to influence 20th Century revolutionary activities.

The concentration camp has been used for over one hundred years by many nations at war including the British and Italians in Africa and the Germans during World War II.

The cases of eight U. S. Presidents dying while in office might be due to the Indian Removal Act of 1830 backed by President Andrew Jackson and a Seminole Indian curse.

Coinciding with Imperialism, Christian missionary activities of the late nineteenth century attempted to convert the "heathen" and usher in the Kingdom of God.

To understand why the U.S. Guantanamo Naval Base ("Gitmo") is in Cuba, look back at the Spanish American War, the Platt Amendment, and American Imperialism in the 1890s.

Benjamin Harrison's four years in the office of President has been largely forgotten in the century since. His legacy is mixed, despite a strong legislative agenda.

The assassination of President William McKinley turned many Americans against immigrants and radicals, and led to enhanced presidential security.

Teddy Roosevelt organized The First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment to help liberate Cuba from Spanish domination. His charge up San Juan Hill led straight to the White House.

Coast Guard historians have complied a list of the ten all time great rescues conducted by the service since 1790.

Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, was almost larger than life. In many ways he personified America's transition from the 1800s into 20th century.