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7 ноября 1874 был впервые представлен общественности Красный Республиканский Слон.

The traditional mascot of the party is the elephant. A political cartoon by Thomas Nast, published in Harper's Weekly on November 7, 1874, is considered the first important use of the symbol. (С)

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