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  Richard Nixon resigns as President
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Event date:
Saturday, August 9, 2008 (This event repeats every year)
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Description:

August 9, 1974

Nixon resigns amid Watergate scandal, and Vice President Gerald Ford becomes President.