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Showing posts with label William Jennings Bryan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Jennings Bryan. Show all posts
Saturday, July 26, 2025

This Day in Populist History (Death of William Jennings Bryan, ‘The Great Commoner’)

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July 26, 1925—Less than a week after the conclusion of the trial that damaged his reputation as an advocate of liberal causes, William Jenni...
Friday, July 8, 2016

This Day in Convention History (Bryan Electrifies Dems With ‘Cross of Gold’ Speech)

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July 8, 1896—With a barn-burner of an address to Democratic delegates gathered in Chicago for their Presidential convention, William Je...
Saturday, May 9, 2015

Flashback, May 1915: ‘Lusitania’ Sinks U.S.-German Relations

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When the Lusitania sank off the coast of southern Ireland, far more than 1,200 passengers and crew members became casualties of the ...
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