For decades, MenB has been the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in the UK and Ireland. Today, meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia remain the leading infectious cause of death for children under five in the UK.
The first political party to hold a national convention for this purpose was the Republican Party.
On July 26, 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first woman nominated by a major party in the United States for the office of president. On June 7, 2016, she had received enough votes at caucuses and primaries against her major opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, to clinch the election in pledged delegates.