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White House
A bomb explodes in the men's room at the White House. The Weather Underground claims responsibility. Capitalism continues undeterred. -
Army men freed
In Turkey, four United States airmen are freed unharmed after five days in the hands of leftist kidnappers. -
Haiphong Harbor
President Nixon orders the mining of Haiphong Harbor. -
Nixon was recorded
President Nixon has a recording device in the White House, and he and his chief of staff H.R. Haldeman are taped talking about using the CIA to obstruct an FBI investigation of the break-in at the Watergate hotel. -
Nixon
President Nixon is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize -
Phone
The first hand-held mobile phone call was made. -
Wounded Knee
At Wounded Knee, six members of the American Indian Movement are wounded in a gun battle with federal marshals. -
Impeachment
The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee opens impeachment hearings against President Nixon. -
Resignation
President Nixon announces his resignation effective August 9. -
Ford
Vice President Gerald Ford becomes the 38th President of the United States.
