TODAY IN HISTORY

1901: Anarchist Leon Czolgosz fires two shots at President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. McKinley dies a week later.

1970: Passengers aboard a New York-bound airliner foil a hijack attempt by Palestinian terrorists. Three other planes are hijacked to the Middle East.

1997: Elton John joins an estimated 2.5 billion worldwide TV audience mourning the death of Princess Diana by singing “Goodbye England’s Rose.”