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2010 Event - Yvo de Boer, top climate change official at the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, resigns
2004 Event - Former President Gerald Ford suffers a stroke during the Republican National Convention 1992 Event - Astros begins 26-game road trip to make room for Rep National Convention 1990 Event - 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held in Michigan 1988 Event - Convention on exploitation of Antarctic mineral resources signed 1988 Event - Republican Convention in New Orleans select Bush-Quayle ticket 1988 Event - Democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their President candidate 1986 Event - U.S. Senate ratifies UN's anti-genocide convention 37 years later 1984 Event - Republican convention in Dallas renominates President Reagan and Vice President Bush 1984 Event - Republican convention in Houston nominates Ronald Reagan for president 1984 Event - Southern Baptist convention decide on no women clergy members 1981 Event - Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM 1980 Event - Democratic Convention in New York City nominates Jimmy Carter 1976 Event - Reverend Sun Myung Moon holds "God Bless America" convention 1976 Event - President Gerald R. Ford won Republican President nomination at Kansas City convention 1973 Event - UN's revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted 1972 Event - Republican convention (Miami Beach, Florida) renominates Vice President Agnew but not unanimous - 1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley 1972 Event - Republican convention opens in Miami Beach, Florida 1972 Event - Democratic convention opens in Miami Beach Florida, McGovern 1972 Event - Yvonne Braitwaite Burke becomes 1st black chair in Dem convention 1972 Event - 1st black U.S. political convention opens in Gary, Indiana 1970 Event - EAA Convention moves from Rockford Illinois to Oshkosh, Wi 1969 Event - 1st Elvis convention, 2500 fans attend in Cincinnati 1969 Event - Chicago 8 indicted in aftermath of Chicago Democratic convention 1968 Event - Democratic Convention opens in Chicago 1968 Event - Republican convention in Miami Beach nominates Nixon for president 1967 Event - Shortwave group ANARC's 1st convention (Chicago) 1966 Event - 24th World San Francisco Convention honors Gene Roddenberry 1965 Event - Revised International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect 1964 Event - Lyndon B. Johnson nominated at Democratic convention 1964 Event - Republicans convention selects Barry Goldwater as President candidate 1960 Event - Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate 1960 Event - Vice President Nixon nominated for President at Republican convention in Chicago 1960 Event - U.S. Republican convention nominates Nixon as presidential candidate 1960 Event - U.S. Democratic convention nominates John F. Kennedy as presidential candidate 1956 Event - President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon renominated by Republican convention in San Francisco 1954 Event - European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect 1953 Birthday - Linda Lingle, born in St. Louis, Missouri, politician, Republican, 6th Governor of Hawaii, chairman, 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City 1948 Event - U.N. General Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide 1948 Event - Progressive party convention nominates Henry Wallace for President 1948 Event - Republican National Convention in Philadelphia nominates New York Governor Thomas Dewey 1947 Event - Revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted 1947 Event - Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect 1946 Birthday - Jerry Donahue, rocker, Fairport Convention 1944 Event - Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago 1944 Event - President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention 1944 Event - Democratic convention opens in Chicago 1943 Birthday - Trevor Lucas, rocker, Fairport Convention 1941 Birthday - Dave Swarbrick, rocker, Fairport Convention 1940 Event - Democratic Convention nominates Franklin D. Roosevelt for a 3rd term 1936 Event - New Straits Convention allows Turkish rearmament of Dardanelles 1932 Event - New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for president at Dem Convention in Chicago 1932 Event - President Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis renominated by Rep Convention 1930 Event - 6 West europe lands signs Convention of Oslo 1930 Event - 1st football game in Atlantic City Convention Center 1929 Event - 1st trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center, electric light 1929 Event - Atlantic City Convention Center opens 1928 Event - Alfred E. Smith (NY-Gov) nominated for president at Dem Convention 1928 Event - Republican National Convention, met in KC, nominated Herbert Hoover 1926 Event - International slavery convention signed by 20 states 1924 Event - 1st political convention broadcast on radio - Republicans at Cleveland 1919 Event - American Legion's 1st national convention (Minneapolis) 1915 Event - National Baptist Convention chartered 1900 Event - Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds 1st convention 1898 Event - France signs Niger Convention 1898 Event - Social Democracy of America party holds 1st national convention, Chic 1896 Event - William Jennings Bryan "cross of gold" speech at Dem convention 1892 Event - Republican convention in Minneapolis begins 1891 Death - Napoleon JKP Bonaparte, French prince/member National Convention, dies at 68 1889 Event - Washington state constitutional convention holds 1st meeting 1889 Event - Admissions convention meets in Ellensburg, WA, asks for statehood 1888 Event - Republican Convention, in Chicago, nominates Benjamin Harrison 1887 Event - 1st newspaper convention in Rochester, New York 1884 Event - Congressman John R Lynch presides over Republican National Convention 1884 Event - John Lynch is 1st black elected chairman of Republican convention 1884 Event - John Lynch (R-MS) chosen 1st black major-party national convention chair 1883 Event - National black convention meets in Louisville, Kentucky 1881 Event - Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous 1880 Death - Lucretia Mott, U.S. quaker (1st Woman's Rights Convention), dies 1877 Event - Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st national convention 1876 Event - Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a U.S. presidential convention 1872 Event - Woman's Suffrage Convention held at Merchantile Liberty Hall 1872 Event - Republican National Convention meets, Philadelphia 1872 Event - 1st National black convention meets in New Orleans 1872 Event - 1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio) 1869 Event - Colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention 1869 Event - National convention of black leaders meets in Washington D.C. 1868 Event - Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin 1868 Event - Republican National Convention, meets in Chicago, nominates Grant 1868 Event - Conservatives and military, seize Convention Hall in Florida 1868 Event - Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee 1868 Event - North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh 1868 Event - South Carolina constitutional convention, meets with a black majority 1868 Event - Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock 1868 Event - Mississippi constitutional convention meets in Jackson 1866 Event - 1st national convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org) 1866 Event - Frederick Douglass is 1st U.S. black delegate to a national convention 1864 Event - National black convention meets (Syracuse New York) 1864 Event - Geneva Convention signed by 12 nations 1861 Event - Confederate convention in Montgomery, adopts constitution 1861 Event - Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time in Montgomery, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy 1860 Event - Dem convention in Charleston South Carolina divided over slavery 1858 Event - John Brown holds antislavery convention 1856 Event - Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia 1855 Event - Anti-foreign anti-Roman Catholic Know-Nothing Party's 1st convention 1854 Event - National emigration convention meets in Cleveland 1854 Event - 1st Republican state convention in Ripon, Wisconsin 1854 Event - Great Britain and Orange Free state sign Convention of Bloemfontein 1853 Event - Women's Right's Convention met (New York City) 1853 Event - National Black convention meets, Rochester New York 1851 Event - Sojourner Truth attends Women's Rights Convention 1851 Event - Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women's Rights Convention (Akron) 1850 Event - 1st national women's rights convention convenes in Worcester Mass 1849 Event - California State Constitutional Convention convenes in Monterey 1849 Event - California Constitutional Convention held in Monterey 1848 Event - National Black Convention meets (Cleveland) 1848 Event - 1st Woman's Rights Convention, Senecca Falls, New York 1848 Event - 1st U.S. women's rights convention (Seneca Falls New York) 1848 Event - Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott open 1st women's rights convention 1844 Event - Whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate 1843 Event - 1st blacks participation in national political convention (Liberty Party) 1843 Event - National black convention meets (Buffalo New York) 1836 Event - Whig party holds its 1st national convention, Harrisburg, Pa 1836 Event - Whig Party holds its 1st national convention (Albany New York) 1835 Event - 6th national black convention in Philadelphia 1834 Event - 5th national black convention meet, New York City 1833 Event - 4th national black convention meets in Philadelphia 1832 Event - 3rd national black convention meets, Philadelphia 1832 Event - 1st Democratic National Convention (Baltimore) 1831 Event - 2nd national black convention, Philadelphia 1831 Event - Mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends 1822 Birthday - Napoleon J K P Bonaparte, French prince/member National Convention 1799 Event - Convention of Alkmaar: English/Russian invasion army departs 1796 Death - Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41 1796 Death - Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, French National Convention chairman, dies at 46 1794 Event - French National Convention proclaims abolishment of slavery 1787 Event - U.S. constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention 1787 Event - Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia begans debate 1787 Event - Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding 1786 Event - Annapolis Convention to determine interstate commerce 1754 Birthday - Pieter Paulus, Dutch lawyer/CEO, National Convention 1749 Birthday - Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, France, chairman, National Convention 1739 Event - England and Spain signs 2nd Convention of Pardo 1728 Event - Spain and England sign (1st) Convention of Pardo 1660 Event - London Convention Parliament begins |
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