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History of the Republican Party

By howler256
  • The Modern Republican Party is Born

    The Modern Republican Party is Born

    The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, where the Republican Party was first organized locally in 1854
  • First Statewide Convention

    First Statewide Convention

    Delegates declare their new party opposed to the expansion of slavery into new territories and selected candidates.
  • Radical Republicans Control Congress

    Radical Republicans Control Congress

    Radical Republicans demanded more aggressive action against slavery, and more vengeance toward the Confederates.

  • First National Convention

    First national convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • John C. Fremont runs as the first Republican nominee for President

    John C. Fremont runs as the first Republican nominee for President

    "Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Frmont," was the slogan. He lost to James Buchanan.
  • Abraham Lincoln was the First Republican President

    Abraham Lincoln was the First Republican President

  • Abraham Lincoln Dies

    Abraham Lincoln Dies

    Abraham Lincoln is assinated by John Wilkes Booth.
  • Ulysses S. Grant was elected.

    Ulysses S. Grant was elected.

    Ulysses S. Grant was the first Republican president to serve for two full terms
  • Republican Elephant is Born

    Republican Elephant is Born

  • William McKinley is elected.

    William McKinley is elected.

    The election of William McKinley in 1896 is widely seen as a resurgence of Republican dominance.
  • Theodore Roosevelt, became President.

    Theodore Roosevelt, became President.

  • Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress as a Republican

    Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress as a Republican

  • Dwight Eisenhower is elected President

    Dwight Eisenhower is elected President

  • Richard Nixon becomes President

    Richard Nixon becomes President

  • Watergate scandal begins

    Watergate scandal begins

  • Gerald Ford becomes President

    Gerald Ford becomes President

  • Richard Nixon Resigns from Watergate

    Richard Nixon Resigns from Watergate

  • Ronald Reagan is elected President

    Ronald Reagan is elected President

  • Ronald Reagan Speaks at the Berlin Wall

    Ronald Reagan Speaks at the Berlin Wall

    "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
  • George H. W. Bush becomes President

    George H. W. Bush becomes President

  • The World Trade Centers are attacked

    The World Trade Centers are attacked

  • George W. Bush becomes President

    George W. Bush becomes President

  • Iraq War begins

    Iraq War begins

  • John McCain announces he will run for President

    John McCain announces he will run for President

  • Sarah Palin becomes John McCain's Running mate

    Sarah Palin becomes John McCain's Running mate

  • John McCain and Sarah Palin concede

    John McCain and Sarah Palin concede