William McKinley rose from Civil War veteran to one of the most important political figures of the late 19th century. He served in 11 battles, including Antietam, where nearly 23,000 casualties made ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A former president from Ohio could play a big role in shaping President Donald Trump's policies. Trump's a fan of President ...

One of President Trump's first executive orders in his second term was reverting the name of Alaska's highest peak, Denali, to Mount McKinley. But there's already a Mount McKinley of sorts, in Canton, ...

Few communities in the country are known as the home of a U.S. president. Canton is among them. Today is the birthday of that man, President William McKinley Jr., who was in office from 1897 to 1901. ...

On this day in history, April 20, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain. The declaration requested by the 25th U.S. president was in response to an ongoing conflict ...

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 ...

Donald Trump has spent considerable time on the campaign trail this year invoking a president who has been dead for more than 123 years: William McKinley. The reason: McKinley and Trump's shared ...

William McKinley is often remembered in a simplified way, overshadowed by the events surrounding his presidency. However, his leadership played a key role in shaping a changing United States.

Canton paid tribute to its most famous resident over the weekend. Monday, Jan. 29 marks President William McKinley’s 181 st birthday. On Saturday, dignitaries converged at the McKinley Presidential ...

Historians who are able to mingle politics with popular culture can follow the yellow brick road to the White House. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" – some call him President William McKinley – lived ...

The Timken Foundation of Canton and the Stark County commissioners plan to unveil the President William McKinley statue on Oct. 21 in Canton. The 117-year-old statue survived the 1906 earthquake in ...