Posted on 07/19/2016 9:30:08 AM PDT by NRx
For those interested in history and the day to day news, politics and culture of a bygone world; the full edition of the New York Tribune from Sunday July 19, 1896 (digitized). The advertisements and classifieds alone are fascinating.
(Excerpt) Read more at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov ...
July 9,1896 – William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech at the Democratic National Convention, which nominates him for President of the United States.
Some things don’t change... like Democrats nominating economic flakes for high office.
You are right.
I can’t find anything for July 19, 1896... but what’s the significance of 120 years ago?
Anyway, here’s something interesting for July 19, 1870:
The start of the Franco-Prussian War, which led to the unification of Germany by Bismark.
This is purely a trivia thing. If there is interest, I might make this a daily posting.
Ping to look at later. I have a few old CW era Harper’s Weeklies, including the one with the huge Monitor/Merrimack battle engraving. It’s really interesting to look at and read what people were thinking, buying, and selling back then. In one way, so many things are different.
And yet, so many things remain the same.
Sounds good to me. I love historical trivia.
bfl
I would love to see that!
Thanks. I will try to start posting daily and see how it goes. Maybe include some of the more interesting headlines in the summary section. 1896 was actually a very interesting year for a lot of reasons, not least one of the most important presidential elections in history.
add me to that list.
Will do.
It is interesting, I would give it a periodic click.
But I would be even more very impressed with news from 120 years into the future.
Good idea.
Please add me to the list.
Please add me to your list. Thanks!
It was to me fascinating stuff, and these days the revisionist stuff is of course quite offensive. (That Peoples History comes to mind but other works are less known but still popular.)
Add me to your list, please.
Add me to the list please.
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