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On June 17, 1972, five men broke into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Fifty years later, the Watergate scandal is remembered in broad strokes

Fifty years ago Friday, burglars broke into the Watergate Hotel in Washington, the first chapter of a story that would transform American politics. The anniversary comes as Congress investigates the greatest constitutional crisis since then. Just as Watergate-era leaders instituted important reforms to address the weaknesses of the system that…

One of the more curious legacies of the Watergate scandal is so obvious that we barely notice it.

Fifty years on from the Watergate scandal, the threat of impeachment that made Nixon resign has not fazed twice-impeached Trump — who could run for president again.

Three Cuban exiles on an anti-communist crusade helped Nixon's team carry out the infamous break-in

"The Martha Mitchell Effect" gives voice to one of the key figures of the Watergate scandal: Martha Mitchell.

Despite the abundance of transcripts, FBI reports, and memoirs from those involved, we still know more about the cover-up than we do about the infamous political scandal.

Washington (AFP) - On June 17, 1972, Watergate erupted, one of the most spectacular political scandals in US history which led two years later to the resignation of president Richard Nixon.