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

Well, we now know what at least part of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s agenda for Indiana is. Beckwith, who identifies himself as a Christian nationalist, wants to reenact the Scopes Monkey Trial in real ...

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 ...

William Bryan Ericson, Sr. (Bill) passed away peacefully on August 16, 2025 surrounded by his children Bryan and Cindi Ericson. He was born on December 12, 1944 in Coffeyville, Kansas to parents ...

William O’Connell Bradley was the first Republican to serve as governor of Kentucky. Bradley had a long and notable political career, albeit with mixed results as Kentucky remained a mostly Democratic ...

“D” is for Dorn, William Jennings Bryan (1906-2005). Congressman. A native of Greenwood, Dorn was elected to the S. C. House of Representatives in 1938 and two years later to the S.C. Senate. He ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Under weeping grey-black skies, the funeral of William Jennings Bryan was held here this afternoon from the “church of the presidents” before the body of the great Commoner was laid to ...

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 ...