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Free Soiler's Party is established
The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections, and in some state elections. -
Prohibition Party is formed
It is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement. -
Populist Party is established
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established during the Populist movement. -
Progressive Party is formed
Nicknamed the Bull Moose Party from a quote by Theodore Roosevelt. When asked whether he was fit to be president, he responded that he was as fit as a "bull moose." -
Farmer-Labor Party is created
Emerged in Minnesota in 1918. Economic dislocation caused by American entry into World War I put agricultural prices and workers' wages into imbalance with rapidly escalating retail prices during the war years, and farmers and workers sought to make common cause in the political sphere to redress their grievances. Dissolved in 1932. -
Communist Party is created
It is a Marxist political party in the United States and it has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement. -
Socialist Party is formed
It is a multi-tendency democratic-socialist party in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba. -
Dixiecrats are established
The Dixiecrats are the States' Righters Democratic Party created by Strom Thurmond. It originated as a breakaway faction of the Democratic Party. -
American Nazi Party
It was founded by discharged U.S. Navy Commander George Lincoln Rockwell. This party was based largely upon the ideals and policies of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP in Germany during the Third Reich but also expressed allegiance to the Constitutional principles of the U.S.'s Founding Fathers. -
Workers World Party
It is a far-left political party who describes itself as a party that has "supported the struggles of all oppressed peoples". It has recognized the right of nations to self-determination, including the nationally oppressed peoples inside the United States. It supports affirmative action as necessary in the fight for equality and opposes all forms of racism and religious bigotry. -
American Independent Party
It is a right-wing political party of the United States that was established by Bill and Eileen Shearer. In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated George C. Wallace as its presidential candidate and retired Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay as the vice presidential candidate. -
Libertarian Party is formed
It is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects the ideas of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration across borders, and non-interventionism in foreign policy. -
Green Party is created
The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a nationally recognized political party. It als is a voluntary association of state green parties. -
U.S. Taxpayers' Party formed
The U.S. Taxpayers' party absorbed the American Independent Party. The party's goal is to restore our government to its Constitutional limits and our law to its Biblical foundations. It puts a large focus on immigration, calling for stricter penalties towards illegal immigrants and a moratorium on legal immigration until all federal subsidies to immigrants are discontinued. -
Reform Party is established
The party has nominated different candidates over the years, such as founder Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, and Ralph Nader.
This party has been torn by infighting and disagreements, which it seeks to overcome. -
Constitution Party is created
The U.S. Taxpayers party became known as the Constitution Party. The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. -
Modern Whig Party
The Modern Whig Party describes itself as a mainstream, middle-of-the-road grassroots movement that caters to those voters who believe in various Republican issues but also believe in various other Democratic issues.
