Aside from the Scopes trial, three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan is best known for delivering his “Cross of Gold” speech at the 1896 Democratic Convention. Some say it was the ...

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 ...

Indiana was a swing state in national elections between the Civil War and 1900. The 1890s marked a period of political realignment, influenced by economic hardship and the rise of third parties.

The centennial of the Scopes trial has come and gone. For at least this calendar year, the print media gave substantial attention to what happened in and outside the Rhea County Courthouse in July ...

In the 1930s, teams of horses hauled lumber to the Keya Paha County Fairgrounds for the Norden Dance Hall. Now it's the heart of the fair. 2,500 Mormons created a settlement called “Cutler’s Park” in ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

On Aug. 2, 1925, Southampton County held memorial services in tribute to the late William Jennings Bryan, who died on July 26, 1925. The services were held in the Southampton County Courthouse in ...

BLOOMINGTON — The sudden death of William Jennings Bryan, word of which reached Bloomington at 6 p.m. Sunday, was a shock to the entire community. In his many visits to the Evergreen City, he cemented ...

William J. Jennings, of Middleborough, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2025. Beloved husband of Marie A. (Keegan). Father of William R. and Sean M. and his wife Taryn (Perry). Son of Marguerite ...

American lawyer and activist Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938) questions prosecutor, former Secretary of State, and fundamentalist preacher William Jennings Bryan on the courthouse lawn. (Photo by Hulton ...