Political Party Fun Facts (Friday, February 17, 2017)

• • The first political parties were the Republicans and Democrats (1635)

  • Democrats were known for their superior ping pong skills, while the Republicans held the record in the annual hot dog eating contest

  • Republicans were known to have the best weeknight political parties and democrats had the best weekend political parties

  • In 1784, the Liberation Party was created and in 1790 they won 10 gold medals in the Winter Olympics

  • The Republican Party was originally a rock band

  • In 1968, Presidential nominee George Handsell (D) won a game of tic tac toe winning him the election

  • Democrats created ice cream in 1975

Fake History

    -Tyler Johnson