Spiro Agnew was born on November 9, 1918, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was an American politician who served as the 39th vice president of the United States under President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973. Before becoming vice president, Agnew was the governor of Maryland. His tenure as vice president was marked by outspoken criticism of political opponents and the media. Agnew resigned in 1973 amid a criminal investigation into charges of tax evasion and bribery, becoming one of the few U.S. vice presidents to resign from office. He died on September 17, 1996.