Ripon Republican Party Formation On March 20, 1854, people gathered in the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin.

What is the history of the political party symbols? What is the story behind the animal mascots of our major parties? Here is the history of the Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant.

The Donkey of Democracy antedates the Republican Elephant by more than four years. It was in the issue of Harper's Weekly for Jan. 15, 1870, that the long-eared animal dropped off the tip of Nast ...

He was long a symbol of education, culture, constitutional constructionism and the separation of church and state. He was, it should be noted, our second ginger president (after Washington).

Eight years ago, around 175,000 people angry and upset by Donald Trump’s election flooded Boston Common for the Women’s March,” cheering on speeches from high-profile Democratic politicians ...

"Nast-y political symbols: How Thomas Nast introduced American elections to the donkey and the elephant By Charles Apple Mon., Jan. 13, 2025 ...

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.

On November 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI Nov. 7 (UPI) -- On this date in ...

In 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly. In 1916, Democratic President Woodrow Wilson was re-elected and Republican ...