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As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first president of the United States to resign…
Turkey launches the second phase of the invasion of Cyprus, which eventually resulted in the Turkish occupation of 37%…
Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung…
A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservat
Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New
Aeroflot Flight 6551 crashes in Semey, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (now Kazakhstan), killing all 63 aboard
Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate
Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes,
The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the
The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the
The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141
The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship
Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalist
Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago…
Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago…
Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago…
Juvénal Habyarimana seizes power over Rwanda in a coup d'état.
Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators…