Category: Watergate
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The Day That Shook America: The Beginning of the Watergate Scandal on June 17, 1972
Introduction On this day in 1972, the Watergate scandal began with the arrest of five burglars at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex, Washington, D.C. This event led to a series of investigations that ultimately exposed widespread political espionage and led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974. The Watergate scandal remains…