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