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A political cartoon by Thomas Nast, published in Harper's Weekly on November 7, 1874, is considered the first important use of the symbol. In the early 20th century, the usual symbol of the Republican Party in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Ohio was the eagle , as opposed to the Democratic rooster .
1874 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1874th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 874th year of the 2nd millennium, the 74th year of the 19th century, and the 5th year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1874, the ...
November 3 – George S. Houston is elected the 24th governor of Alabama defeating David P. Lewis. November 4 – Democrats regain the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time since 1860. November 7 – Harper's Weekly publishes a political cartoon by Thomas Nast considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the ...
Pages in category "November 1874" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... This page was last edited on 22 January 2025, at 23:22 (UTC).
The 1874 State of the Union address was delivered by the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, to the 43rd United States Congress on December 7, 1874. In his message, Grant addressed economic challenges, foreign relations, and domestic governance in the wake of the Panic of 1873 and ongoing political turbulence in the Reconstruction-era South.
Died May 23, 1874 Richard Schell (D) December 7, 1874 Arkansas 3rd: William W. Wilshire (R) Lost contested election June 16, 1874 Thomas M. Gunter (D) June 16, 1874 Ohio 12th: Hugh J. Jewett (D) Resigned June 23, 1874, after becoming President of the Erie Railroad: William E. Finck (D) December 7, 1874 New York 3rd: Stewart L. Woodford (R ...
Nellie Griswold Francis was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 7, 1874. [7] Her parents were Maggie Seay and Thomas Garrison Griswold, and she had a sister, Lula Griswold Chapman, who died in 1925. [7] [8] [9] Her grandmother was Nellie Seay (1814–1931), a house slave to Colonel Robert Allen, a Tennessee congressman. [10]
November 1874 events in the United States (1 C, 18 P) This page was last edited on 28 January 2024, at 19:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...