OpEd: The folks you didn't want to discuss politics with at Thanksgiving may be changing their perspective these days.

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular ...

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 weather ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - November 7, 1874. The Third-Term Panic by Thomas Nast was the first political cartoon depicting the elephant as the Republican Party symbol. The GOP symbol we are now ...

ATLANTA — It's election season once again, and you may ask, "Why is that elephant waving an American flag with its trunk?" or, "Why is that donkey dressed like Uncle Sam?" The donkey has long ...

Term Panic by Thomas Nast was the first political cartoon depicting the elephant as the Republican Party symbol. The GOP symbol we are now familiar with did not show up until the 20th century.