The 10 Biggest ‘Gate’ Controversies in History

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1. Watergate

Biggest Gate Controversies in History

Naturally, at the top of our countdown is the original ‘gate’:  Watergate. The scandal got its name from the Watergate Complex in Washington D.C., stage of the politically motivated burglaries of the Democratic National Committee in 1972. The incident itself and the subsequent attempt to cover it up eventually led to Nixon’s resignation in 1974.

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