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Chronicling America is a searchable digital collection of historic newspaper pages through 1963 sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
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Also, see the Directory of U.S. Newspapers in American Libraries, a searchable index to newspapers published in the United States since 1690, which helps researchers identify what titles exist for a specific place and time, and how to access them.
The 1900 election saw a rematch of familiar political foes: William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan once again faced off for the highest office in the land. After winning the Republican nomination by acclamation, the McKinley and Roosevelt would go on to win the 1900 election in a landslide. Read more about it!
The information in this guide focuses on primary source materials found in the digitized historic newspapers from the digital collection Chronicling America.
The timeline below highlights important dates related to this topic and a section of this guide provides some suggested search strategies for further research in the collection.
| June 21, 1900 | Incumbent McKinley nominated by Republican party; Theodore Roosevelt named as running mate. |
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| July 6, 1900 | William Jennings Bryan is chosen as Democratic nominee; Adlai Stevenson as his running mate. |
| November 6, 1900 | McKinley wins the general election. |
