jun 17, 1972 - Watergate
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A scandal involving the republicans breaking into a Democratic Campaign office building in Watergate that led to Richard Nixon resigning from the Presidency in 1974. This changed journalists since it was so attention-getting that many people wanted to become a journalist and help change the world. Watergate burglars were arrested on this day.
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History of Journalism by Mak
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