-
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
Delegates declare their new party opposed to the expansion of slavery into new territories and selected candidates. -
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
"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 Dies
Abraham Lincoln is assinated by John Wilkes Booth. -
Ulysses S. Grant was elected.
Ulysses S. Grant was the first Republican president to serve for two full terms -
Republican Elephant is Born
-
William McKinley is elected.
The election of William McKinley in 1896 is widely seen as a resurgence of Republican dominance. -
Theodore Roosevelt, became President.
-
Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress as a Republican
-
Dwight Eisenhower is elected President
-
Richard Nixon becomes President
-
Watergate scandal begins
-
Gerald Ford becomes President
-
Richard Nixon Resigns from Watergate
-
Ronald Reagan is elected President
-
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
-
The World Trade Centers are attacked
-
George W. Bush becomes President
-
Iraq War begins
-
John McCain announces he will run for President
-
Sarah Palin becomes John McCain's Running mate
-
John McCain and Sarah Palin concede
