todayinhistory:

September 14th 1901: Roosevelt succeeds McKinley

On this day in 1901, William McKinley died and Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him as President of the United States. McKinley died after being shot by Leon Czolgosz and developing gangrene from the wounds. As his family and friends gathered at his deathbed, Vice President Roosevelt was rushed to Buffalo. Upon McKinley’s death, Roosevelt took the oath of office at a friend’s house and thereby became President. He was only 42, and is still the youngest ever President. Roosevelt served two terms and remained President until 1909.

“We are all going, we are all going. God’s will be done, not ours.”
- McKinley’s last words