1832 Baltimore
The Democratic Party's first national convention met to name a running mate for President Andrew Jackson. They dumped John Calhoun and chose Secretary of State Martin Van Buren.
1896 Chicago
Populist William Jennings Bryan became the youngest presidential nominee in history on the fifth ballot. He was 36. He let delegates choose his running mate: Arthur Sewell of Maine.
1924 New York
A record 103 ballots were cast and the convention lasted for more than two weeks before John W. Davis, a former West Virginia congressman and ambassador, won.
1932 Chicago
New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt and former Gov. Al Smith competed for the nomination. FDR won on the fourth ballot. In his speech, he promised a "New Deal" for all Americans.
1936 Philadelphia
It was the first convention to require the votes of a simple majority of delegates rather than the two-thirds vote required in previous conventions. President Roosevelt was the winner.
1952 Chicago
Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson insisted he wasn't running, but his name was placed in nomination. He won on the third ballot after President Harry Truman asked Averell Harriman to drop out.
1968 Chicago
Antiwar protesters battled with police in the streets. Inside, Connecticut Sen. Abraham Ribicoff railed about "Gestapo tactics." Vice President Hubert Humphrey was nominated.
1980 New York
Sen. Edward Kennedy forced a vote on freeing delegates from pledges to vote for President Jimmy Carter. It failed, but Kennedy's "the dream shall never die" speech was riveting.
1984 San Francisco
Walter Mondale won the nomination and in his speech said that he would raise taxes if elected. He wasn't. Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman on a major party's ticket.
1988 Atlanta
Michael Dukakis was nominated and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton was catapulted into national prominence — and eventually into the White House — with his speech.
2000 Los Angeles
Vice President Al Gore gave his wife Tipper a long, dramatic and memorable kiss after winning the nomination. "I stand here tonight as my own man," Gore said in his speech.
2008 Denver
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama became the first black presidential nominee and gave his acceptance speech in a stadium to a crowd of 84,000 people; 38 million more watched on TV.
Andrew Jackson was a war hero in the War of 1812, and became the seventh president of the United States of America. File photo/engraving. ORG XMIT: MIN2016072315384446 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
July 22, 1944 Bryan In politics, they say, anything is possible. Of late we have been reading that Alabama Gov. George Wallace might be elected president. Politicians of both parties-Messrs. Nixon, Kennedy, Jackson, Humphrey, et al. — have been trooping down to see him and David Broder has written that he now "is treated as a legitimate peer by every politician in the land." March 7, 1974 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
July 24, 1952 THE floor of the Democratic national convention was jammed with cheering delegates (above) Thursday after the name of Illinois' Gov. Adlai Stevenson was placed in nomination for the presidency. July 25, 1952 AP Wirephoto; Minneapolis Star Tribune (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
June 23, 1932 AL SMITH AND HIS WIFE are shown here as they arrived in Chicago for the democratic national convention. Note that A1 waves the new straw derby to the crowd which greeted him with great enthusiasm. International News Photos; Minneapolis Journal Library ORG XMIT: MIN2016072316130950 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
FILE ñ In this June 23, 1936, file photo, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, running for re-election, waves during the Democratic National Convention held at Convention Hall in Philadelphia. Philadelphia hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1936 and 1948 and the Republican National Convention in 1865, 1872, 1900, 1940, 1948 and 2000, and five of the eight candidates chosen were victorious in November. Philadelphia is hosting the Democratic National Convention from Monday through Thursday, July 25 to 28, 2016. (AP Photo, File) ORG XMIT: MIN2016072316115649 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(NYT89) DENVER -- Aug. 28, 2008 -- DEMS-CONVENTION-41 -- Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) speaks in Denver on Thursday night, Aug. 28, 2008. Obama told tens of thousands of Democrats gathered at Invesco Field, "We are a better country than this." (Damon Winter/The New York Times) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
** FILE ** In this Aug. 17, 2000, file photo, Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore kisses his wife, Tipper on the stage at the Democratic National Convention at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Al Gore didn't just kiss his wife. He realllllllly kissed his wife. Gore said the kiss was spontaneous, not meant to show he could loosen up. (AP Photo/ David J. Phillip) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
July 19, 1988 BANNERS EVERYWHERE--Delegates to the Democratic National Convention wave Dukakis banners during a floor demonstration Tuesday night in Atlanta. Ron Edmonds, AP Colorphoto (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
July 17, 1984 HANDS TOGETHER--Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, left, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, clasps hands with Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, right, after a meeting of the three presidential contenders Monday night in San Francisco. Scott Stewart, AP Laserphoto (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
FILE - In this Aug. 12, 1980 file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy responds to the applause at the presidential Democratic National Convention in New York City. After being defeated in his bid for the party's presidential nomination, Kennedy calls for party unity in the upcoming presidential election. (AP Photo, File) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
FILE-- Police officers drag a protester during a demonstration outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 29, 1968. Mass demonstrations have occurred at nearly every modern political convention. Cleveland and Philadelphia are preparing for the possibility that anger may spill into the streets during the Republican and Democratic conventions of 2016. (Barton Silverman/The New York Times) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
