#5: Nixon’s Resignation
Richard Nixon is the only U.S. president to ever resign from office. As we all know, the Watergate scandal was a huge motivating factor for his resignation. Nixon gave his famous resignation speech on live television on August 8, 1974. This historical moment was captured on film with this photograph, which is interesting in its own right.
This photo might look like two random men watching TV, but these men are actually the two reporters who exposed the Watergate scandal. Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein worked for The Washington Post when they uncovered details about the Watergate break-in. It must have been a surreal feeling to watch Nixon resign as a result of their investigative work. These two men changed the course of history.