On this day in 1974, Richard Nixon announced his resignation as President of the United States effective the following day.
I don't have a distinct memory of that day, but I remember the Saturday Night Massacre pretty well. I had just gotten back to my dorm room at University of Delaware and saw the news. I wasn't sure what it all meant but I knew it was critical to the presidency.
As to the actual resignation, I saw clips of Nixon's farewell speech and of the Fords escorting the Nixons to the helicopter. But, after seeing the movie, Dick, I'll never think of Watergate in the same way again.
On a lighter note, today is the 25th anniversary of the first night game under the lights at Wrigley Field between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies. That game was rained out after three innings. The first official night game took place the next night; the Cubs beat the New York Mets.
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