1. The Watergate Hotel Break-In
In 1972, a seemingly minor break-in at the Watergate Hotel unleashed a political earthquake. Five men were caught attempting to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters, but what followed was far more shocking. The Nixon administration orchestrated an elaborate cover-up that unraveled under media scrutiny and relentless investigation. The fallout exposed corruption at the highest levels, forcing President Richard Nixon to resign—the first U.S. president ever to do so.
