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The general location of the Nixon Fire in Southern California. The Nixon Fire was a sizable wildfire that burned in Riverside county in Southern California. [1] It ignited on July 29, 2024, in the census-designated place of Aguanga in Riverside County. As of August 7, 2024, it has burned 5,222 acres (2,113 hectares) and is 100 percent contained ...
The " Saturday Night Massacre " was a series of resignations over the dismissal of special prosecutor Archibald Cox that took place in the United States Department of Justice during the Watergate scandal in 1973. [1] The events followed the refusal by Cox to drop a subpoena for the Nixon White House tapes at President Richard Nixon 's request ...
The impeachment process against Richard Nixon was initiated by the United States House of Representatives on October 30, 1973, during the course of the Watergate scandal, when multiple resolutions calling for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon were introduced immediately following the series of high-level resignations and firings widely called the "Saturday Night Massacre".
The Watergate scandal was a major political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation. The name originated from attempts by the Nixon administration to conceal its involvement in the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee ...
Richard Nixon. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The Nixon fire is just one of several burning across California. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed an emergency proclamation in Kern County because of the Borel fire, which has continued to ...
John Newton Mitchell (September 15, 1913 – November 9, 1988) was the 67th Attorney General of the United States, serving under President Richard Nixon and was chairman of Nixon's 1968 and 1972 presidential campaigns. Prior to that, he had been a municipal bond lawyer and one of Nixon's associates. [1] He was tried and convicted as a result of ...
92.8% (Senate) 69.2% (House) Vice President before election. Gerald Ford. Confirmed Vice President. Nelson Rockefeller. On August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon (a Republican) was forced to resign amid the Watergate scandal. Vice President Gerald Ford ascended to the presidency, leaving the office of vice president vacant. Under the terms of ...