What role did the gold/silver question play in the election of 1896? Who was in favor of silver, and how did they view the country

Efforts to induce inflation into the American economy, the panacea of debtors, had been present from earliest times. In 1837, Congress established a relationship between silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1 (meaning that 16 ounces of silver were to be equal in value to one ounce of gold).

mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.