The Republican Party, forged from a coalition of political forces to oppose the advance of slavery in the American west, was created in Ripon, Wisconsin, on this day in history, March 20, 1854.

History of the Republican Party 4,186 Views Program ID: 324575-1 Category: Public Affairs Event Format: Speech Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States First Aired: ...

I n the history of the Republican Party, some states get more credit than others. The Party’s founding is traced to an 1854 gathering in Wisconsin, with a larger follow-up held later that year ...

Interestingly though, the Republican Party was certainly not "old" when the GOP acronym came into use. The party was only founded two decades prior in 1854. According to History Channel writer ...

Trump has one of the highest approval ratings of any Republican president among voters in his own party, but one of the ...

The 2016 presidential race has ignited passions, attracted new voters, and surprised pundits at nearly every turn. It’s the kind of election that “people will write about,” says Heather Cox Richardson ...

Republican Party, History of the GOP, accessed May 28, 2020 A.F. Gilman, The Origin of the Republican Party, posted by the Wisconsin Historical Society, circa 1914 ...

With Heather Cox Richardson, professor of history at Boston College and author of the book To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party. About the book: A distinguished American historian ...

RNC Chair Michael Whatley steps down to run for Senate in North Carolinan, and Trump-endorsed Joe Gruters takes over leading ...