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Republican Party Founded

Sep 7, 1854

The Republican Party was Founded

Founded by the Anti-Slavery expansion activists

Sep 7, 1854

Abraham Lincoin 1st Republican President

Sep 7, 1861

1st Republican president

Some Republicans are skeptical of anthropogenic global warming and question scientific studies on the impact of human activity on climate change.

Sep 9, 1872

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The traditional mascot of the party is the elephant.

Sep 9, 1875

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The Republican House and Senate caucuses have separate fundraising and strategy committees. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) assists in House races, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in Senate races.

Sep 9, 1888

Republican

The Republican House and Senate caucuses have separate fundraising and strategy committees. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) assists in House races, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in Senate races.

Sep 9, 1888

The high McKinley Tariff of 1890 hurt the party and the Democrats swept to a landslide in the off-year elections, even defeating McKinley himself.

Sep 9, 1890

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The election of William McKinley in 1896 is widely seen as a resurgence of Republican dominance and is sometimes cited as a realigning election.

Sep 7, 1896

Mckinley

After Roosevelt took office in 1933, New Deal legislation sailed through Congress at lightning speed.

Sep 9, 1933

In the 1934 midterm elections, 10 Republican senators went down to defeat, leaving them with only 25 against 71 Democrats.

Sep 9, 1934

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President Richard Nixon was responsible for establishing the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970.

Sep 9, 1970

Republicans hold a large majority in the armed services, with 57% of active military personnel and 66% of officers identified as Republican in 2003.

Sep 9, 2003

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