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The 1885 St. Louis Browns of the American Association. Beginning with an exhibition series after the American Association's birth in 1882, a championship series between the NL and AA regular-season champions was promoted and referred to as the "World's Championship Series" (WCS), or "World's Series" for short; however, these series are not officially recognized by Major League Baseball as part ...
William Jennings Bryan was born in rural Salem, Illinois, in 1860.His father, Silas Bryan, was a Jacksonian Democrat, judge, lawyer, and local party activist. [1] As a judge's son, the younger Bryan had ample opportunity to observe the art of speechmaking in courtrooms, political rallies, and at church and revival meetings.
William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections.
Geer, John G., and Thomas R. Rochon. "William Jennings Bryan on the Yellow Brick Road." Journal of American Culture 16.4 (1993): 59–63. Bryan resembles the Wizard of Oz; Harpine, William D. "Bryan's “a cross of gold:” The rhetoric of polarization at the 1896 democratic convention." Quarterly Journal of Speech 87.3 (2001): 291–304. online
All 2023 World Series games are scheduled to air at 8:03 p.m. ET on Fox. Streaming options for the game include Sling , the Fox Sports app and Fubo , which offers a free trial to potential ...
A seven-game series will decide the winner of baseball’s biggest prize as the National League champion Dodgers seek just a second World Series title since 1988 and an eighth overall, while the ...
The Dodgers first baseman hit his third home run of this World Series in as many games and staked L.A. to a 2-0 lead in Game 3 before a sold-out crowd could even watch the Yankees bat in their ...
Bryan's campaigning failed to excite the voters as it had in 1896, and McKinley never doubted that he would be re-elected. [198] On November 6, 1900, he was proven correct, winning the largest victory for any Republican since 1872. [199] Bryan carried only four states outside the solid South, and McKinley even won Bryan's home state of Nebraska ...