Nov. 7 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition sighted the Pacific Ocean for the first time. They would arrive two weeks later. Scientists who later studied ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular culture, primarily driven by cartoonists in the 19th century. Here's how ...

The donkey and elephant symbols play a significant role in ... the Democratic Party and the elephant symbolizing the Republican Party since 1853. In 1828, during his presidential campaign ...

Of course, we’re talking about the elephant and donkey, with the former representing the Republican Party and the latter as the symbol of the Democrats. But why have these animals long been ...

The Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant are two of the most recognizable symbols in American politics, representing the two major political parties in the United States. But why were these ...

The rooster above left was adopted as the symbol for Alabama Democrats ... “Caesarism” frightens away an elephant labeled as the “Republican vote,” nearly falling into the trap of claims ...

The elephant symbol was created by famous cartoonist Thomas Nast, it was in Harper's Weekly in 1874. But, according to sources, the Republican elephant appeared much earlier than that in the pro ...

The same goes with the donkey and the elephant, the two symbols that represent the Democratic Party and Republican Party, respectively. What’s in a name? The acronym stands for the “Grand Old ...

In 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly. In 1916, Democratic President Woodrow Wilson was re-elected and Republican ...

The Republican elephant (“the sluggish animal”) is lying on and blocking the road to an election victory. By 1880, other cartoonists had picked up the symbols and spread them across the country.