Harper’s Weekly publishes a cartoon by Thomas Nast which is the first use of an elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party in the United States.

Harper’s Weekly publishes a cartoon by Thomas Nast which is the first use of an elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party in the United States.

It Happened on
November 7, 1874

This is the conception day event of 1 person, who also made a difference in history

292 days after the event was born.

Born on August 26, 1875
John Buchan
Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation

People featured in this post:

Thomas Nast

German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon".

Louisa Knapp Curtis

American columnist and the first editor of the Ladies' Home Journal from 1883 to 1889.

I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth.
- Molly Ivins