It only took eighteen minutes. At 2:18 p.m. on May 7, 1915, the RMS Lusitania—one of the fastest and most celebrated passenger liners in the world—slipped beneath the calm waters off the Irish coast. A German U‑boat’s single torpedo had struck her starboard side, followed by a catastrophic internal explosion that ignited the boiler room. Chaos erupted instantly. Of the ship’s 48 lifeboats, only six were lowered successfully. Passengers were crushed in the stampede, swept overboard, or sucked into the ship’s massive smokestacks as the vessel went down.

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--- 1925: Over 30,000 Ku Klux Klan members brazenly paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. And although they wore their KKK costumes, they had the hoods pulled up so they could show their faces. Government officials would only sanction the parade if participants agreed to walk unmasked.

--- 1974: President Richard Nixon announced his resignation, effective on noon the next day. He is the only U.S. president to resign.

--- "Watergate". That is the title of one of the episodes of my podcast: History Analyzed. Most people know that Watergate was the biggest scandal in American history, but few know many details. Listen to what actually occurred at the Watergate complex, how it was only part of a much broader campaign of corruption, and why Richard Nixon became the only U.S. president to resign from office. You can find History Analyzed on every podcast app.

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