Nixon claimed that the White House had nothing to do with the break-in, but behind the scenes, he was involved in a massive cover-up; his campaign spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy the burglars' silence. Nixon resigned in 1974, delivering a live speech from the Oval Office.
The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (1968)
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The civil rights leader was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. Both the King family and others believe that the assassination was plotted by the U.S. government, the mafia, and the Memphis police.
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