On September 26, 1960, politics changed forever. Nothing would ever be the same after that first debate between Nixon and Kennedy. This date marks a milestone in the political history of the United States, since it was that day the first televised debate took place, and from that date the television occupied a central place in politics.
In many areas of colonization, colonial rule led to the development of a new land-owning class, which eventually was able to become powerful enough to overthrow the colonizers.