Eight o'clock came, and the speaker delivered his message on time to the capacity crowd. At the time, it was the largest audience ever assembled under one roof in the entire Perkiomen Valley. William ...

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 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 ...

Only days after William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow argued the "the teaching of evolution in the classroom" Scopes case before the judge, the national press and a packed courtroom, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Before O.J. Simpson’s “trial of the century,” another courtroom clash riveted America and merited that title. In the sleepy town of Dayton, Tenn., on July 10, 1925, the Scopes “Monkey Trial” was ...

The original Liberty Bell visited Lincoln as part of a nationwide tour celebrating American freedom and unity. In the days leading up to the visit, Lincoln’s citizens prepared with patriotic ...