Watergate
 

The most famous political scandal in American history began with a puzzling incident early on Saturday morning June 17, 1972.
A security guard at Washington's Watergate hotel and apartment complex alerted police when he noticed a stairwell door lock had been taped in the open position. Three officers responded and caught five intruders inside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. The burglars were there, it turned out, to adjust bugging equipment they had installed during a May break-in and to photograph the Democrats' documents.
To this day, no one has produced a satisfactory explanation of what the Watergate burglars hoped to find out. But the investigation of the June 17  break-in led directly to the reelection campaign of President Richard M. Nixon and unraveled a web of political spying and sabotage, bribery and the illegal use of campaign funds. The disclosure of these activities, and the administration's cover-up, resulted in the indictments of some 40 government officials and  the resignation of the president.
 

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