1974 ⟶ Nixon Resigns, Ford Becomes President
August 8 – 9: Watergate scandal: Resignation of Richard Nixo...
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🇺🇸 President Harding Dies; Coolidge Becomes President
August 2: Death of Warren G. Harding; Vice President Calvin Coolidge assumes office as President of the United States.⟶
PresidencySuccessionGovernmentAmerican History
United States🇺🇸 Richard Nixon Inaugurated as U.S. President
January 20: Richard Nixon is inaugurated as President of the United States.⟶
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United States🗳️ Voting Age Lowered to 18 in the United States
July 5: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, formally certified by President Richard Nixon, lowers the voting age from 21 to 18.⟶
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United States🇺🇸 Nixon Resigns, Ford Becomes President
August 8 – 9: Watergate scandal: Resignation of Richard Nixon; Vice President Gerald Ford assumes office as President of the United States, the first person not elected as either President or Vice President to take the role.⟶
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United States🇺🇸 Jimmy Carter Inaugurated as U.S. President
January 20: Jimmy Carter is inaugurated as President of the United States.⟶
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