All Posts Tagged With: "William McKinley"
Spotlight: William McKinley
William McKinley was born in Ohio in 1843. He fought in the Civil War and then was elected to the House of Representatives, where he served from 1876 to 1890. From 1892 to 1896 he was governor of Ohio. Nominated by the Republicans for the presidency in 1896, McKinley was elected and served from 1897 [...]
19Dec2008 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued
Around the history blogosphere: October 17
Here are some recent posts related to primary sources from other sites:
The A. Lincoln blog on Barack Obama’s Dreams of My Father, Abraham Lincoln’s writings, and the expectations of a president
The American Presidents Blog on a letter written by William McKinley to his wife about dinner with President Rutherford B. Hayes
History Is Elementary on quotations [...]
Barry Alfonso on the Cross of Gold Speech
Whenever it’s election season in the USA, political junkies look for historical parallels amidst the swirling chaos of the moment. Right now there’s talk in the blogosphere about Barack Obama riding a wave of new Democratic ascendency, akin to FDR’s breakthrough national sweep in 1932. Four years ago, Karl Rove was quoted as asserting that [...]
2Jul2008 | mdblogger | 2 comments | Continued