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The State funeral of William McKinley, 25th president of the United States, took place in Washington, DC in 1901, XXX days following his assassination in Buffalo, New York. It consisted of a funeral procession, memorial service in the rotunda of the United States Capitol, and lying in state. It was proceeded by a public observances in Buffalo, New York composed of a memorial service, funeral cortege, and lying in repose. The actual interment of the body took place on September XX in Canton, Ohio following elaborate ceremonies. The death was marked by official ceremonies throughout the United States on September 19, proclaimed a national day of mourning by President Theodore Roosevelt, and by separate memorials in many nations around the world.
Date | September 29, 1901 |
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Location | Washington, DC |