Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Richard Nixon resigns from the office of the president August 8, 1974, following his role in the Watergate scandal.

Aug. 8 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1911, newsreels became a standard part of U.S. movie screenings when the French film company Pathe began releasing weekly black-and-white features to ...