Daily Facts about Campaign

1979

John N. Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison for their roles in the Watergate scandal.

1960

U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon hold their third and final presidential debate.

1942

Second Battle of El Alamein begins during World War II, a turning point in the North African campaign.

1812

Claude François de Malet, a general in the Napoleonic army, tries to overthrow Napoleon in the Malet coup d'état.