An undated photo of William McKinley, 25th President of the United States. He was inaugurated in 1897, and again in 1901 just prior to being assassinated on Sept. 6, 1901.

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Now to the “Idol of Ohio” - William McKinley. Before becoming the 25th president - McKinley taught at a school in Ohio when the Civil War began. In 1861, an 18 ...

William McKinley hasn’t had a starring role on the American political stage like this in 124 years. There he was, lauded in President Trump’s inauguration speech on Monday, for making “our ...

President Donald Trump says McKinley made the United States prosperous through tariffs. Historians say that’s an incomplete understanding of the 25th president.

ASMA KHALID, BYLINE: In the late 19th century, William McKinley was a congressman from Ohio. DOUGLAS IRWIN: And he ushered through a tariff bill in 1890. KHALID: That's Douglas Irwin.

Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller swears-in William McKinley as president as President Grover Cleveland watches on March 4, 1897. (Library of Congress via AP) When most presidents cite illustrious ...