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50th anniversary: Watergate scandal: Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy William...

Name: 50th anniversary: Watergate scandal: Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy William...
Start: 2023-10-20

Fri, October 20, 2023

3 yr ago

Source

In 1973, Watergate scandal: Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy William Ruckelshaus resigned after refusing to obey President Richard Nixon's order to have Archibald Cox fired.

Source, method and history

Source: Wikipedia
How we know: Wikipedia "On this day" selected anniversary, 50 years (1973 to 2023).
Recurs: annual
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Changes: None recorded.