Why is the Demoratic Symbol a donkey and the Republican Symbol an elephant? What is the history of the political party symbols? What is the story behind the animal mascots of our major parties? Here ...

Although no crystal clear reason has been given for the animal associations, it is thought that the Republican elephant was first used in an Illinois newspaper back in the 1860 presidential ...

Among those animals are an elephant (labeled “Republican Vote” and awkwardly fleeing toward a pit labeled “Inflation” and "Chaos”) and a fox (labeled “Democrats” and backing away ...

What's red, white and blue with an elephant on the run in the Badger State? The logo for next year's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The Republican National Committee unveiled the ...

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 elephant took a different road to become the symbol of the opposing party. The Republican Party itself was formed in 1854, and six years later, Abraham Lincoln became its first member elected ...

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 ...