Today in History: October 20, 'Saturday Night Massacre' jolts Washington
One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this themselves - 1 of the 2 reports ran its copy.
All 2 reports on Tue, 20 October 2026
What it is about
Danny BoyleWilliam ZabkaViggo MortensenWanda JacksonKenneth ChoiThomas NewmanSheldon WhitehouseMoammar GadhafiRobert PinskyRobert BorkKamala HarrisMichael SchwernerJohn KrasinskiAndrew GoodmanKeith HernandezJames ChaneyLynyrd SkynyrdFamer Juan MarichalRonnie Van ZantArchibald Cox
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 1 original report, 1 reprint
Tue, 20 October 2026
1 report- dailylocal.com08:00first to report
President Richard M. Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson to fire special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox; Richardson refused and resigned. Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus also refused to fire Cox and resigned. Acting Attorney General Robert Bork fired Cox.
1 reprint
- thetimes-tribune.com20 Oct, 08:00their copy