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Today in History

July 27, 2009 By The Associated Press The Associated Press ()

Today is Saturday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2009. There are 145 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Aug. 8, 1974, in the wake of damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, President Richard M. Nixon announced during a prime-time address that he would resign at noon the following day, and that Vice President Gerald R. Ford would succeed him.

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