Historical place archive

Watergate Complex in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Watergate Complex in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records5 event labels3 people1972–1972

Historical events in Watergate Complex

1972

28 May 1972
DNC Wiretap Installation
James McCord · Watergate

Participates in the first Watergate entry and helps install electronic listening devices inside Democratic National Committee offices.

28 May 1972
First Watergate Break-In
G. Gordon Liddy · Watergate

Directs the first entry into Democratic National Committee offices, where the team installs electronic surveillance equipment.

17 June 1972
Police Alert
Frank Wills · Watergate

Calls police after discovering that door locks he had cleared of tape were taped again, helping officers catch the burglars inside Democratic National Committee offices.

17 June 1972
Watergate Arrest
James McCord · Watergate

Is arrested inside Democratic National Committee headquarters with four other burglars carrying surveillance equipment and cash.

17 June 1972
Watergate Break-In Discovered
Frank Wills · Watergate

Notices tape placed over door locks during his security rounds and alerts police, leading to discovery of the Watergate burglary.

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