On this day in 1896, William Jennings Bryan gave his historic "Cross of Gold" speech at the Democratic National Convention. The original New York Times article reporting the events at the Convention can be found here:
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0709.html#article
My favorite bit is when the writer refers to Bryan as "the gifted blatherskite from Nebraska".
"Blatherskite." Hee hee.