Timeline November 1896

Events in November 1896 3

• 1896 William McKinley elected US President McKinley defeats Bryan in a campaign fought over the gold standard On 3 November 1896 Republican William McKinley defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan in a presidential election dominated by the debate between the gold standard and free silver. McKinley's campaign, managed by Mark Hanna, pioneered modern methods of political fundraising and advertising. He took office in March 1897.
• 1896 – 1979 Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979) Died 1 November 1979, aged 82 Mamie Eisenhower, widow of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961, died of a stroke at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She was buried beside her husband in Abilene, Kansas. She died on 1 November 1979.
• 1896 First long-distance AC power transmission from Niagara Falls Alternating current lights up Buffalo On 16 November 1896 the Niagara Falls Power Company transmitted alternating current electricity roughly 20 miles to the city of Buffalo, New York. The project, built on Nikola Tesla's AC patents and engineered with Westinghouse backing, proved that electricity could be generated at a distance from where it was used. It became a model for large-scale electrification worldwide.