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2004 The Republican party nominates George W. Bush as its presidential candidate 2004 Former President Gerald Ford suffers a stroke during the Republican National Convention 2000 The Republican party nominates George W. Bush to run for president 1997 Mary Louise Smith, first woman to chair the Republican National Committee, dies at 82 1996 Bob Dole picks Jack Kemp as his Republican VP running mate 1993 Republican Guard kills 64 in Chad 1992 Irish Republican Army bombs London financial district, killing 3 1990 Guam Republican governor Joseph Ada re-elected 1988 Republican Convention in New Orleans select Bush-Quayle ticket 1988 Arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Gov Evan Mecham 1988 Sean MacBride, Ireland, commander of Irish Republican Army, dies at 83 1987 11 die as a bomb planted by Irish Republican Army explodes 1987 Guy Hunt becomes Alabama's 1st Republican governor since 1874 1986 Guy Hunt elected 1st Republican governor of Alabama in 112 years 1984 Republican convention in Houston nominates Ronald Reagan for president 1982 Bombs planted by Irish Republican Army explode in 2 London parks 1980 Ronald Reagan formally accepts Republican nomination for president 1976 President Gerald R. Ford won Republican President nomination at Kansas City convention 1975 President Ford announced he'll seek Republican nomination for president 1975 David Ortiz, Dominican Republican Athlete 1974 Irish Republican Socialist Party forms 1974 Irish Republican Army is outlawed in Britain following deaths of 21 1972 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley) 1972 Republican convention opens in Miami Beach, Florida 1972 Jack Anderson discloses Dita Beard (ITT) memo indicating antitrust charges were dropped for $400,000 contribution to Republican Party 1968 Republican convention in Miami Beach nominates Nixon for pres 1964 Margaret Chase Smith (Sen-R-Maine) tries for Republican President bid 1960 Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate 1960 VP Nixon nominated for President at Republican convention in Chicago 1960 U.S. Republican convention nominates Nixon as presidential candidate 1953 Robert Taft, (Sen-R-Oh) "Mr Republican", dies in New York at 63 1952 General Eisenhower nominated as Republican presidential candidate 1952 Joaquin Andujar, Dominican Republican Athlete 1951 Lee Atwater, Republican National Committee Chairman, 1989-91 1948 President Truman re-elected in an upset over Republican Thomas Dewey 1948 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia nominates New York Governor Thomas Dewey 1944 Wendell Lewis Wilkie, Republican politician, dies at 52 1937 Republican offensive near Belchite Spain 1937 Republican offensive by Brunete in Spain 1935 Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther turned Republican 1930 Clayton K. Yeutter, Nebraska, U.S. trade rep/Republican National chairman 1928 Republican National Convention, met in KC, nominated Herbert Hoover 1925 Greek republican constitution enforced 1907 Ray C Bliss, R, Ohio State Republican Chairman 1892 Republican convention in Minneapolis begins 1888 Republican Convention, in Chicago, nominates Benjamin Harrison 1884 Congressman John R Lynch presides over Republican National Convention 1884 John Lynch is 1st black elected chairman of Republican convention 1884 William Sherman refuses Republican presidential nomination saying "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected" 1874 1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast 1872 Republican National Convention meets, Philadelphia 1868 Republican National Convention, meets in Chicago, nominates Grant 1864 Abe Lincoln renominated for President by Republican Party 1860 Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for president 1860 Chicago: Republican convention selects Abraham Lincoln candidate 1856 Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia 1856 1st national meeting of Republican Party in Pittsburgh 1854 1st Republican state convention in Ripon, Wisconsin 1854 Republican Party formally organized at Ripon, Wisconsin 1854 1st meeting of Republican Party in Michigan 1854 Alvan Bovay proposes name "Republican Party," Ripon, Wisc 1813 Zachariah Chandler, U.S., merchant/politician, found Republican Party 1811 Friedrich Hecker, Baden, German revolutionary republican politician 1805 End of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism 1793 Republican calendar replaces Gregorian calendar in France 1793 1st republican constitution in France adopted 1792 Origin of French Republican Era 1792 Thaddeus Stevens, U.S. Radical Republican congressional leader, Rep-R

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