By late 1973, the Watergate scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support. On August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office—the only time an American president has done so.
Arab-Israeli wars, series of military conflicts between Israeli forces and various Arab forces, most notably in 1948–49, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, and 2006.
The main reason why the Navigation Acts angered the colonists was because limited the use of foreign ships used for trade in the colonies, which limited the colonists' choices for goods.
