On this day in 1870, political cartoonist Thomas Nast first used the donkey as a symbol for the Democratic Party in a cartoon titled “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion."
This Day in History Class
1,918 clip(s)
The first Tim Hortons coffee and donut shop opens - May 17th, 1964
Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to summit Mount Everest - May 16th, 1975
Gasoline rationing begins in the United States - May 15th, 1942