In celebration of Jacksonville's bicentennial, Dr. Michael Woods is writing a series of articles on some of Jacksonville's early leaders. Few names in American political history thunder with such ...

After years of deficit spending, economic turmoil, and occupation wars abroad, which have all hollowed and dispirited the nation, we are stumbling into the most important presidential election ...

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 ...

Chapter 1-The Armor of a Righteous Cause -- Chapter 2-Crusade for Peace -- Chapter 3-Years of Victory -- Chapter 4-The Paths of Duty -- Chapter 5-The Lean Years -- Chapter 6-The Voice of God -- ...

The next morning, The Chattanooga Daily Times headline, "City is Shocked over Passing of The Commoner," acknowledged that word of his death had "spread like wildfire." The newsroom first learned of ...

In “Keeping the Faith,” Brenda Wineapple finds an ongoing battle over the soul of America in a century-old trial. By Matthew Stewart The long occupation of Haiti began with a drumbeat from the bank ...

In “Keeping the Faith,” Brenda Wineapple finds an ongoing battle over the soul of America in a century-old trial. By Matthew Stewart La larga ocupación estadounidense de Haití comenzó con la presión ...

Last week they buried William Jennings Bryan. They brought his body to the Capital, where it lay in state in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church for 24 hours, guarded by Spanish War veterans, ...

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On Oct. 24, 1896, William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic Party nominee for President, spoke to what the Quincy Weekly Whig called a “vast multitude” in appearances at Courthouse Square, Washington ...