1956: Dick Clark takes over as host of Bandstand on a Philadelphia TV station. A year later ABC picks it up nationwide and launches American Bandstand.
1896: William Jennings Bryan electrifies the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, vowing: “You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” The convention nominates him for president.
1995: The Grateful Dead play their last concert at Soldier Field in Chicago.
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