1970s: Richard Nixon becomes involved in the Watergate scandal, a burglary and cover-up that eventually leads to his resignation.
Today: Although Bill Clinton is censured in the 1990s for misconduct, no president since Nixon has been forced to resign from office.
1970s: Worldwide inflation causes dramatic increases in the price of oil, fuel, food, and materials. In the United States, the Dow Jones index drops to 663 in 1974, after a partial recovery from the 1970 recession.
Today: The Dow Jones index reaches the ten-thousand mark for the first time since.....
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