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US Vice President Richard Nixon (L) and Senator John Kennedy participate in the first nationally televised debate between presidential candidates in a Chicago television studio on September 26, 1960. AFP

This day in history: Nixon and Kennedy face off in first-ever US presidential debate

A university student came up with the idea in 1956, which came to fruition four years later. At the time, Fred Kahn didn't know that his idea would change the face of presidential politics in America.

Sami Moubayed 26 September 2024
President Joe Biden, flanked by his son Hunter Biden (R), tells the nation about his decision not to seek re-election on July 24, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images via AFP

Joe Biden’s sense of déjà vu 50 years after Nixon resigned

Nixon was the first sitting president to resign from office, while Biden is the first sitting president in two generations to pull out of a presidential race. Both men are part of American history

Sami Moubayed 20 August 2024
American President Richard Nixon made an official visit to Damascus on June 15, 1974, and was welcomed by Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. Getty

This day in history: Nixon becomes first US president to visit Syria

In the midst of the Watergate scandal back home, Nixon needed a distraction. After years of isolation, his trip to Damascus on 15 June 1974 paved the way for future visits by US presidents.

Sami Moubayed 15 June 2024
Studio assistants set up for a portrait session at the Deo Gratias studio, Ghana's oldest photography studio still operating in Jamestown, Accra, Ghana July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

Century-Old Family Photo Studio Preserves Ghana's History in Black and White

A generation before the Gold Coast became Ghana, local photographer J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije opened a small studio in the then-colonial capital Accra, where his family would become the de facto visual…

31 August 2022
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Alireza Arafi: the cleric charged with selecting Iran's next Supreme Leader

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A clerical member of the Guardian Council, he was selected to serve on the Leadership Council along with President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei

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