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Events in March 1897 4
1893 – 1897Cleveland 2nd presidency24th President — 1893 to 1897Grover Cleveland served as the 24th President from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1897, the only president to serve non-consecutive terms. His second term was dominated by the Panic of 1893 economic depression.
1897 – 1901McKinley presidency25th President — assassinated 1901William McKinley served as the 25th President from March 4, 1897 until his assassination on September 14, 1901. He won the Spanish-American War, gaining overseas territories and establishing the US as a world power.
1897William McKinley inaugurated as US PresidentRepublican takes office as 25th presidentWilliam McKinley was sworn in as the 25th President of the United States on 4 March 1897, succeeding Grover Cleveland. His administration presided over the Spanish-American War and the annexation of Hawaii and the Philippines. He was reelected in 1900 before being assassinated in 1901.
1897 – 1977Sepp Herberger (1897-1977)Died 28 April 1977, aged 80Sepp Herberger was the German football coach who led West Germany to victory in the 1954 World Cup, a result celebrated as the "Miracle of Bern." He managed the national team for nearly three decades.