Portal:Conservatism/Selected anniversary/September

21st

• 1854 – the United States Republican Party is founded. The party opposed the expansion of slavery, called for free homesteads to farmers ("free soil"), and sought to modernize banking, railroads, and industry.

27th

• 1871 – the Brazilian Parliament passes the Law of Free Birth, a measure championed by Rio Branco

29th

• 1994 – the Contract with America is signed by Republican Party members on the steps of the United States Capitol.