2014 Event The U.K. recognizes people of Cornish heritage as minorities in accordance with the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; people of Scottish, Welsh and Irish heritage already have minority standing 2012 Event At the National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the U.S. Democratic Party vote three separate times in order to approve putting the terms, 'God', 'Jerusalem', and 'Israel' back into the platform 2012 Event At the National Convention in Tampa, Florida, the U.S. Republican Party nominates Mitt Romney as its candidate in the 2012 presidential election 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul announces he will end his campaign, but that he will still try to obtain delegates before the Republican National Convention in August 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
