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United States of America · Politics / Watergate. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

14Records
1972–1973Date range
8Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1972

Bernard Barker15 September 1972

Politics / Watergate

Hunt, Liddy, and the 5 Watergate burglars were indicted by a federal grand jury

Everette Howard Hunt15 September 1972

Politics / Watergate

Hunt and fellow operative G. Gordon Liddy, along with the five burglars arrested at the Watergate, were indicted on federal charges

George Gordon Liddy15 September 1972

Politics / Watergate

Hunt, Liddy, and the 5 Watergate burglars were indicted by a federal grand jury

John Newton Mitchell29 September 1972

Politics / Watergate

it was revealed that Attorney General & Nixon campaign chairman John Mitchell had controlled a secret Republican fund used to pay for spying on the Democrats

1973

Bernard Barker8 January 1973

Politics / Watergate

The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins

Everette Howard Hunt8 January 1973

Politics / Watergate

The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins

George Gordon Liddy8 January 1973

Politics / Watergate

The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins

James McCord8 January 1973

Politics / Watergate

The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins

George Gordon Liddy30 January 1973

Politics / Watergate

Just ten days after Richard Nixon's second inauguration, Liddy and McCord were convicted on charges conspiracy, burglary, and wiretapping

George Gordon Liddy30 January 1973

Politics / Watergate

Liddy was sentenced to a 20-year prison term and was ordered to pay $40,000 in fines. He began serving the sentence on January 30, 1973

James McCord30 January 1973

Politics / Watergate

Just ten days after Richard Nixon's second inauguration, Liddy and McCord were convicted on charges conspiracy, burglary, and wiretapping

Virgilio GonzalesJanuary 1973

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Sturgis, Hunt, Gonzalez, Martinez, Barker, G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord are convicted of conspiracy, burglary and wiretapping

Eugenio MartinezJanuary 1973

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Sturgis, Hunt, Gonzalez, Martinez, Barker, G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord are convicted of conspiracy, burglary and wiretapping

Frank SturgisJanuary 1973

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Sturgis, Hunt, Gonzalez, Martinez, Barker, G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord are convicted of conspiracy, burglary and wiretapping

Names involved

Bernard BarkerEugenio MartinezEverette Howard HuntFrank SturgisGeorge Gordon LiddyJames McCordJohn Newton MitchellVirgilio Gonzales

Provenance

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