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Events on Saturday 17 June 1972 1
1972Watergate break-inBurglars caught wiretapping Democratic Party officesFive men were arrested breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. The break-in and subsequent cover-up unraveled over the following two years, eventually forcing President Nixon's resignation. The word "Watergate" became a global shorthand for political scandal.