On This Day, Nov. 7: Republican elephant symbol used for first time

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's ...

[Overseas Edition Vol. 14] America's "Elephant" was born as a beast running wild in a panic—Nast's "The Third-Term Panic"

Thomas Nast, "The Third-Term Panic," Harper's Weekly, November 7, 1874 / Public domain, via Smithsonian National Museum of ...

Opinion | The Republican elephant in the room: How Democrats turned GOP blue chips blue

There is a sense of tranquillity about fall in North America. The most soothing part of fall is the foliage, the eclectic ...

Hilarious moment elephant pees all over floor at Texas Republican rally

A Republican rally in Texas has ended with a gross mishap after an elephant urinated on the floor in front of hundreds of attendees. The elephant, a mascot for the republican party, was brought out ...