Battle of Taranto

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On August 9th, 1974, in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office, Richard Nixon became the only sitting president to resign from office.

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, or Galloping Gertie as it was nicknamed, collapsed in 1940 marking one of the biggest engineering failures of suspension bridge construction.

The great English train robbery of 1963 when 13 brazen criminals stole away with 2.3 million Pounds Sterling. Robbers Charlie Wilson and Ronnie Biggs would continue their careers in deception.

The bikini was named after the first atom bomb was detonated on ‘bikini atoll.’ French fashion designer Jacque Hain launched bikini history on the world July 5th, 1946.

The New York City Blackout of 1977, which triggered 24 hours of looting and rioting in 31 of the most impoverished neighborhoods within the five Burroughs that make up the NYC area.

From 1919 until 1933, alcohol was prohibited in the United States. After the stock market crash of 1929 and FDR’s successful platform to legalize alcohol, the 18th Amendment was signed on March 22nd, 1933.

Fall of Saigon in 1975 when Communist-backed North Vietnamese forces overthrew the city, forcing Americans and South Vietnamese sympathizers to flee for their lives.