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May 2, 2024 · United States President Richard Nixon resigned as president on August 9, 1974, while facing charges for impeachment for the Watergate scandal. Augusto Pinochet rose to power as ruler of Chile after overthrowing the country's Socialist president Salvador Allende in 1973 with the assistance of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United ...
2 days ago · 1970 – Singer Janis Joplin dies of a drug overdose at the age of 27. 1970 – The Environmental Protection Agency is created. 1970 – The Occupational Safety and Health Act, or OSHA, is signed into law. 1971 – Singer Jim Morrison dies of a drug overdose at the age of 27. 1971 – President Richard Nixon ends the United States Gold standard ...
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2 days ago · In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Throughout her career, she was known for taking "a resolute stand against economic, social, and political injustices," [2] [3] [4] [5] as well as being a ...
3 days ago · Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. Born: November 20, 1942, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. (age 81) Title / Office: presidency of the United States of America (2021-), United States. vice president of the United States of America (2009-2017), United States. United States Senate (1973-2009), United States.
Apr 13, 2024 · Watergate scandal, interlocking political scandals of the administration of U.S. Pres. Richard M. Nixon that were revealed following the arrest of five burglars at Democratic National committee headquarters in the Watergate office-apartment-hotel complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972.
4 days ago · Lectures and workshops addressed the presidencies of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton, as well as economic issues, the women's movement, and the Persian Gulf.
3 days ago · He was reelected to the Senate in 1970 as a Democratic–Farmer-Labor Party candidate. He unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for president in 1972 and considered a presidential bid in 1976.
