At the 1856 Republican National Convention, Lincoln placed second in the contest to become the party's candidate for vice president.

On May 18, at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, Lincoln's friends promised and manipulated and won the nomination on the third ballot, beating candidates such as William H. Seward and Salmon P. Chase.

* 1793 – French Revolution: a levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention.

In 1860, the Tennessee delegation nominated Johnson for president at the Democratic National Convention, and Johnson tentatively offered himself as a Vice-President on the Douglas ticket as a back up plan.

* 1968 – Riots in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic National Convention.

* 2012 – The Republican National Convention takes place in Tampa Bay, Florida.

* 1969 – The " Chicago Eight " plead not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

DiFranco went on to perform at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Returning from Sardinia Napoleon with his family and all his supporters were instrumental in getting Paoli denounced at the National Convention in Paris in 1793.

He gave the nationally televised opening night address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention, but his speech, which was 33 minutes long and twice as long as it was expected to be, was criticized for being too long and poorly delivered.

When Pat Buchanan and Pat Robertson addressed Christian themes at the Republican National Convention – with Bush criticizing Democrats for omitting God from their platform – many moderates were alienated.

Fears were allayed August 27, 2008, when Clinton enthusiastically endorsed Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, saying that all his experience as president assures him that Obama is " ready to lead ".

At the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Clinton gave a widely praised speech nominating Barack Obama.

" National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans ( NBSAPs ) are the principal instruments for implementing the Convention at the national level ( Article 6 ).

The National Biodiversity Centre of Singapore represents Singapore in the Convention for Biological Diversity.

Others join " conventions ", such as the Southern Baptist Convention, the National Baptist Convention or the American Baptist Churches USA ( formerly the Northern Baptist Convention ).

The General Council of Congregational Christian Churches was formed from a merger between the National Council of Congregational Churches and the General Convention of the Christian Church, also known as Christian Churches or Christian Connection ( not to be confused with, although partially related to, the Disciples of Christ ).

Lincoln was nominated in Chicago for the nation's presidency at the 1860 Republican National Convention and went on to defeat Douglas in the general election, setting the stage for the American Civil War.

Two years later, the city hosted the tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention, which featured physical confrontations both inside and outside the convention hall, including full-scale riots, or in some cases police riots, in city streets.

In 1968, Hall was 23 years old and carefully monitored the political situation in America, like the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

In 1789, Revolutionary France adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and, although short-lived, the National Convention was elected by all males in 1792.

A suggestion to " do six shots for SEAL Team 6 " following every mention of Osama bin Laden at the 2012 Democratic National Convention necessitated a prominent disclaimer on the satire site that posted it, as the quantity of alcohol ingested would have been lethal.

In retirement, the former president did not completely retreat from political life ; he spoke at the 1964 Republican National Convention and appeared with Barry Goldwater in a Republican campaign commercial from Gettysburg.

At December 13, 1960 the fund held by the Industrial National Bank of Providence, as trustee for payment of past and future service pensions to qualified members of the plan, totaled $2,412,616.

The Republicans some weeks ago served notice through Senator Thruston B. Morton ( R ) of Kentucky, chairman of the Republican National Committee, that the Kennedy administration would be held responsible if the outcome in Laos was a coalition government susceptible of Communist domination.

* During the first week of August in Wales, the National Eisteddfod of Wales is held, in which many aspects of Welsh art and culture are celebrated.

Although the National Association held on for a few more seasons, it was no longer recognized as the premier organization for professional baseball.

* 1989 – General elections are held in Nicaragua with the Sandinista National Liberation Front winning a majority.

National Schools Tree Day is held on the last Friday of July for schools and National Tree Day the last Sunday in July throughout Australia.

His Esquisse d ' un programme ( 1984 ) is a proposal for a position at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, which he held from 1984 to his retirement in 1988.

In 1990, the Popular Front held its first National Congress, which formed a committee to draft a national constitution.

Euro Bus Expo is a trade show, which is held bi-annually at the UK's National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.

Three teams with a total of 44 candidates contested the general election held on November 20, 1996: the governing National Team, Team Cayman and the Democratic Alliance Group.

The current Senate composition is as follows: 20 seats are held by the Coalition of Parties for Democracy ( CPD ): Six Christian Democrats ( PDC ), eight Socialists ( PS ), three Party for Democracy ( PPD ) and three Social Democrat Radical Party ( PRSD ); 17 by the Alliance for Chile ( APC ): nine Independent Democratic Union ( UDI ) and eight National Renewal ( RN ); and one independent leaning right.

The Padres held a steady lead on the National League wild card spot.

The Division I National Championship game is held in Frisco, TX.

Under the pretext that new elections could not be held in Communist-occupied constituencies, the National Assembly, Legislative Yuan, and Control Yuan members held their posts indefinitely.

* National Archives – Article listing Records held concerning Captain Kidd

* 1970 – The first ever general election on the basis of direct adult franchise is held in Pakistan for 313 National Assembly seats.

In 2006, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City held a Dada exhibition in conjunction with the National Gallery of Art in Washington D. C. and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

A copy of the Declaration survives among Scotland's state papers, held by the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh.

National Masters ' Championships are held two or three times per year.

The competition is held at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin and consists of four different events:

In 1849, the first National Convention was held at Cincinnati, Ohio.

* 1978 – The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform.

When the new National Convention held its first meeting, David was sitting with his friends Jean-Paul Marat and Robespierre.