On This Day, Oct. 20: In 1973, Nixon ordered Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox fired.
20 Oct 2026, 10:20 AM

On This Day, Oct. 20: In 1973, Nixon ordered Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox fired.

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In 1973, during the “Saturday Night Massacre,” President Richard Nixon ordered the firing of Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor in the Watergate scandal. The order set off a series of actions that helped lead to Nixon’s resignation less than a year later.
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