In 1974, two journalists brought down President Richard Nixon by uncovering the Watergate scandal. Crucial to their story was a secret Whistleblower called "Deep Throat." Over 30 years later, his identity was finally revealed, in this episode of History's Greatest Mysteries: Solved. | HISTORY

On this day 50 years ago, The Washington Post assigned Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to cover a break-in at the Democratic National Committee office in the Watergate office complex. Their reporting would soon unravel a massive spying and sabotage campaign connected to Nixon’s inner circle — and eventually the president himself. National video reporter Hannah Jewell reconstructs the timeline of how Woodward and Bernstein’s investigation unfolded. https://wapo.st/3mRmILt | Washington Post

Watergate was such a massive scandal, the Republican Party ultimately turned on President Richard Nixon. He resigned before Congress had the chance to formally impeach him. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein recently wrote that they didn’t think America would experience another president who would “undermine democracy through the audacious pursuit of personal and political self-interest” — until Donald Trump came along. On the 50th anniversary of the scandal, Bob Woodward explains why he believes t