The Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England (above) aboard the "Mayflower”
on September 6, 1620. After a grueling 66-day journey across the Atlantic
marked by disease, which claimed two lives, the ship, with 102 passengers
and a crew of 25-30, dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod on November
11th where the Pilgrims began settling Plymouth Colony, the first English
colony in what would become Massachusetts.  

The Mayflower depicted during its journey at sea

“Rhinestone Cowboy” was popular with both country and pop audiences. It
spent three non-consecutive weeks on the country chart and two weeks on
the Billboard Hot 100.

William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th President
of the United States. He was elected twice, in 1896 and 1900, but was assassinated
on September 6, 1901 while he and his wife attended the Pan-American Exposition
in Buffalo, New York. McKinley was greeting the public in the concert hall when,
standing in line was Leon Frank Czolgosz (below) waiting with a pistol concealed
by a handkerchief in his right hand. The man fired twice at the president.The first
bullet grazed his shoulder, but the second went through his stomach, pancreas,
and kidney before lodging in his back.

McKinley’s doctors believed he would recover while he was convalesing at the home
of the exposition’s director. His condition gradually worsened and he began to go
into shock. On the afternoon of September 14, 1901, eight days after he was shot, President William McKinley died from gangrene at the age of 58.

President McKinley delivering a speech at the Pan-American Exposition on
September 5, 1901

Depiction of McKinley’s assassination by Leon Czolgosz

Leon F.  Czolgosz was charged with and convicted of first-
degree murder, given the death penalty and was executed
by electric chair on October 29, 1901 at the age of 28.

"House of the Rising Sun" is recognized as one of the classics of the British
Invasion. It was the breakthrough hit for The Animals and became their
signature song. It ranked number 122 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 500
Greatest Songs of All Time list. It is also one to The Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The RIAA placed it at
number 240 on their Songs of the Century list. In 1999 “House of the
Rising Sun” received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.