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Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela delivers a policy statement in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jan. 8, 1994. Mandela called on all South Africans to pledge themselves to peace. Later that year, Mandela became South Africa's first Black president. Walter Dhladhla/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Nine-year-old Emily Hand, a released hostage, reunites with her father Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Israel. The Israeli Army/Associated Press hide caption
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses media during a joint press conference with French President in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. Christophe Ena/Pool / AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Republican candidate Ronald Reagan, left, and Democrat Walter Mondale debate before the 1984 presidential election. Historical/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as an independent presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign event in Miami Sunday. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images hide caption
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign event on November 11, 2023 in Claremont, New Hampshire. Scott Eisen/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. Doug Mills/AP hide caption
Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to U.S. Congress was running for president in 1972 when she had a remarkable interaction with the pro-segregation George Wallace, then governor of Alabama. Her efforts to build bridges with him ultimately changed his point of view. She's pictured here giving a speech at Laney Community College during her presidential campaign. Howard Erker/Oakland Tribune-MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Oct. 24. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
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A blast ripped through Al Ahli Arab hospital in war-torn Gaza late on Oct. 17, killing hundreds. This aerial view, taken a day later, shows the aftermath. Shadi Al-Tabatibi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A woman holds a pillow near the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, the site of a blast that killed hundreds on October 17. In the aftermath, Hamas and Israel traded blame. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images hide caption