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1830 Cuvier–Geoffroy debate between Georges Cuvier and Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire on animal structure. [1] 1860 Oxford evolution debate between several scientists on Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species. [2] 1860–1862 Great Hippocampus Question, between Thomas Henry Huxley and Richard Owen on the importance of hippocampus minor. [3]
Here are some of the most iconic moments from debate history: SEE ALSO: Polls show Clinton leads Trump ahead of first debate. 1960: Kennedy v. Nixon
Debates have been broadcast live on television, radio, and in recent years, the web. The first debate for the 1960 election drew over 66 million viewers out of a population of 179 million, making it one of the most-watched broadcasts in U.S. television history. The 1980 debates drew 80 million
In Imperial China's Han Dynasty, debate amongst scholars was most famously portrayed in a series of debates known as the Discourses on Salt and Iron, held in 81 BCE. Named by Emperor Zhao for its two most famous debates, those debates focused on the reformation of the economic policies implemented by Zhao's predecessor, Emperor Wu. [8]
The debates also introduced the public to third-party candidate Ross Perot, who garnered 18.9% of the vote, one of the most successful third party runs in American history.
Notable moments from past presidential debates demonstrate how the candidates' words and body language can make them look especially relatable or hopelessly out-of-touch. Will past be prologue ...
History of Israel; Israeli–Palestinian conflict and all related issues. Italian American (anti-Italianism) Japan – history of being a world power. Jewish Americans as a lobbying interest group. Kashmir; Killing of Harambe; Korean War; Kosovo; Louisiana politics, as well alleged corruption (also the adage of "Chicago-way or New Jersey-style ...
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