This Day in History - March 20: Republican Party founded following Kansas-Nebraska Act

The founding meeting of the Republican Party took place in Wisconsin on March 20, 1854.

This Day in History: GOP organizes as party in opposition to slavery expansion

On this day in history, March 20, 1854, the Republican Party was founded to oppose the expansion of slavery and the ...
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Spirit of America: Ripon schoolhouse etched in history as Birthplace of the Republican Party

RIPON, Wis. (WFRV) – With just a few months left until the official 250th birthday of the United States of America, it’s important to look back on one of the many moments that have shaped the nation’s ...

Opinion. How did we go from Lincoln to Trump in the Republican Party?

Retired history teacher Jack Burgess traces the Republican Party's evolution from Abraham Lincoln's anti-slavery stance to ...

The Republican National Convention That Shocked the Country

The Republican National Convention is underway in Milwaukee. It comes on the 60th anniversary of the 1964 convention — a raucous affair at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. There ...