Republican Party (United States): Timeline

1874   ''Harper's Weekly'' publishes a cartoon by Thomas Nast Thomas Nast

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 considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party Republican Party (United States)

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1910   In America, Republican Republican Party (United States)

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s reduce the powers of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to influence Committee membership.

1912   Dissident Republicans Republican Party (United States)

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 form the Progressive or Bull Moose Party, and nominate former President Theodore Roosevelt as their presidential candidate.

1916   Republican Republican Party (United States)

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 Jeannette Rankin Jeannette Rankin

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 of Montana Montana

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 becomes the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives

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1928   Pineapple Primary - Republican Party Republican Party (United States)

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 primary elections in Chicago Chicago

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 preceded by assassinations and bombings

1940   U.S. politics: Republican Party Republican Party (United States)

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 begins its national convention in Philadelphia and nominates Wendell Willkie as its candidate for president

1946   Senate and House elections in the United States United States

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 both give majorities to the Republicans Republican Party (United States)

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1966   Actor Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan

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, a Republican Republican Party (United States)

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, is elected Governor Governor

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 of California California

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1974   Three Republican Republican Party (United States)

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 congressional leaders (Barry Goldwater Barry Goldwater

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, Hugh Scott and John Rhodes) visit President Nixon in the White House White House

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. They inform him that he lacks the votes to escape impeachment Impeachment

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 in the House of Representatives House of Representatives

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 and conviction in the Senate Senate

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1991   David Duke, a white supremacist running as a Republican Republican Party (United States)

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, loses the Louisiana Louisiana

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 Governor's race to Democratic candidate Edwin Edwards, by an overwhelming margin.