On July 26, 1925, about five days after the famous Scopes Monkey trial, the famed orator and political William Jennings Bryan died after a lunchtime meal. Bryan had technically won the trial that ...

At the 1896 Democratic Nationl Convention in Chicago, William Jennings Bryan gave a speech that electrified his party. He was an unlikely presidential candidate, but his "Cross of Gold" speech won ...

William Jennings Bryan stepped off the train at Dayton in July of 1925, ready to fight for a "righteous cause." For thirty years the Great Commoner had been a progressive force in the Democratic ...

He was only 36. Bryan lost to William McKinley then ran for president and lost twice more, in 1900 to McKinley again and in 1908 to Theodore Roosevelt's candidate, William H. Taft.

Michael Kazin talked about his book [A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan], published by Knopf. In his book Professor Kazin profiles the personal and professional life of three-time ...

William Jennings Bryan was a transformational leader who has been underappreciated by historians and political strategists. His life and career can also help frame our current political moment.

July 9th was the anniversary of the most famous speech of any presidential campaign. William Jennings Bryan, in a speech to the 1896 Democratic convention, declaimed "You shall not crucify mankind ...

Born generations apart in vastly different worldly circumstances, Donald J. Trump and William Jennings Bryan would appear to have little in common beyond their middle initial. Yet comparisons ...

What You Should Know About Darwin 6 minute read William Jennings Bryan, center, arrives at Dayton, Tenn., in 1925.AP By History News Network November 23, 2014 12:00 PM EST History News Network ...