历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-06-17
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June 17th, 1972One of America’s greatest political scandals begins to unfold in Washington, D.C.. Five burglars are arrested inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex. Lawrence O’Brien at the time the chairman of the DNC later says this was no ordinary burglary . It became clear to us that we were indeed involved in something that could only be described as political espionage1 . The Watergate scandal forces Richard Nixon to become the first president to resign more than two years later.
1775During the American Revolution, colonial forces and British troops fight the battle of Bunker Hill near Boston. The battle which actually happens on Breed’s Hill is a
costly2 victory for the British who suffer heavy losses.
1994O. J. Simpson is arrested after leading police on a low-speed chase in southern California. The ex-football player is charged with murder in the
slaying3 of his ex-wife Nicole and Ronald Goldman. Simpson is
acquitted4 at his criminal trial. But he is ordered to pay millions to the victims’ families in his civil trial.
And 1986Singer Kate Smith, best known for her rendition of God Bless America, dies in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was 79.
Today in history, June 17th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
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