3 h 59 min, 28 juill. 1923 ans - Teapot Dome Scandal
Description:
A major scandal under President Harding where the newly appointed U.S. Secretary of the interior, Albert Fall, would accept bribes in exchange for the leasing of federal oil reserves in Teapot Dome, Wyoming, and other oil lands. This would make Harding aware of the corruption in his administration, and would send the secretary to jail in 1929.
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Date:
3 h 59 min, 28 juill. 1923 ans
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 101 ans