Aside from the Scopes trial, three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan is best known for delivering his “Cross ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 8, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic ...

The annexation of the Philippines by the United States was very controversial. Many Americans adamantly opposed the ‘Benevolent Assimilation” of the Philippines which was promoted and implemented by ...

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August 12, 1908 - Nebraskan William Jennings Bryan accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Lincoln on Aug. 12, 1908, launching his final campaign for the White House. Bryan gave a two hour ...