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On This Day: Nixon Proclaims: 'I Am Not a Crook'
On Nov. 17, 1973, President Richard Nixon uttered the infamous words, "I am not a crook," in response to reporters' questions about the Watergate scandal.
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... In 1800, the U.S. Congress convened at the Capitol in Washington for the first time. In 1869, the Suez Canal in Egypt was opened, linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. In 1871, the National Rifle Association was founded by a journalist and a lawyer with a mission to improve its members' marksmanship skills through the organization of rifle clubs across the country. ... In 1968, NBC angered football fans across the United States when it pre-empted the final minute of an Oakland Raiders-New York Jets game to air children's movie Heidi. Viewers jammed the phone lines at telephone companies, the network and local police to vent their frustrations. ... In 1989, Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution began following the put down of a student demonstration by riot police. A larger uprising against the country's communist government succeeded on Dec. 29, ending 41 years of Communist rule. ...
In 1869, the Suez Canal in Egypt was opened, linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.
In 1871, the National Rifle Association was founded by a journalist and a lawyer with a mission to improve its members' marksmanship skills through the organization of rifle clubs across the country. ...
In 1968, NBC angered football fans across the United States when it pre-empted the final minute of an Oakland Raiders-New York Jets game to air children's movie Heidi. Viewers jammed the phone lines at telephone companies, the network and local police to vent their frustrations. ...
In 1989, Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution began following the put down of a student demonstration by riot police. A larger uprising against the country's communist government succeeded on Dec. 29, ending 41 years of Communist rule. ...
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#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-17 02:41 PM | Reply
@#1
Oh
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On
:)
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-17 02:42 PM | Reply
Nixon was a piker compared to the noxious orange insurrectionist.
ichef.bbci.co.uk
#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-11-17 02:45 PM | Reply
Welcome to Trumplandia.
Where if the president does "it" then "it" is not against the law.
#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-11-17 03:23 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
Trump is proud for the Cult to know he's a Crook... and not care at all that he's a Crook.
As a matter of fact, the Cult is Entertained, so that's the important part. The Second Coming of the Lord Trump is the best thing on TV!
They are convinced that this is a spin-off of The Apprentice.
#5 | Posted by Corky at 2024-11-17 03:30 PM | Reply
Narrator: He was a crook.
And if he'd been prosecuted, there's a good chance the crooks after him, including the orange turd, would never have run in the first place.
#6 | Posted by DarkVader at 2024-11-17 06:57 PM | Reply
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