Birth of Spiro Agnew
Birth of Spiro Agnew
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Spiro Agnew Biography and Timeline
Follow Spiro Agnew through 11 dated historical records for United States of America.
Spiro Agnew, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1918–1996Years on this page
1918
1966
Governor
Appointed Governor of Maryland
1968
Vice President
Appointed Vice Presidential running mate for Richard Nixon
1969
Vice President
Appointed Vice President of the USA
Role range: 1969-1973
1973
Resignation of Spiro Agnew
Resigns as Vice President after evidence of tax evasion & allegedly accepting $29,500 in bribes during his tenure as governor of Maryland
Role range: 1969-1973
Scandal
Resigns as Vice President after evidence of tax evasion & allegedly accepting $29,500 in bribes during his tenure as governor of Maryland
Role range: 1969-1973
Watergate
Agnew blames Nixon for releasing the accusations of bribes & tax evasion in order to divert attention from the growing Watergate scandal
Role range: 1969-1973
Watergate
Agnew blames Nixon for releasing the accusations of bribes & tax evasion in order to divert attention from the growing Watergate scandal.
Role range: 1969-1973
Watergate
Agnew blames Nixon for releasing the accusations of bribes & tax evasion in order to divert attention from the growing Watergate scandal.
Role range: 1969-1973
Trial
Fined $10,000 and put on three years probation & later disbarred by the State of Maryland
1996
Death of Spiro Agnew
Death of Spiro Agnew
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.