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The Teapot Dome Scandal
With the exception of Watergate- there has never been a scandal more egregious and with wider implications than the Teapot Dome affair during the presidency of Warren G. Harding. It involved the sec Contd...
"Domes" are natural reservoirs of crude oil. The "Teapot Dome" - named after a rock resembling the kitchen implement - was near Casper- Wyoming. It was "reserved" in 1920 for the future energy needs of American Navy vessels.
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The Teapot Dome Scandal
Indian Legends and Victorian Bath Houses: The History of Eureka Springs
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Another Look at Mahatma Gandhi
Many myths abound about Gandhi- Mohandas Karamchand known as Mahatma "Great Souled") Gandhi (1869-1948). He was not born to a poor Indian family. His father was dewan (chief minister) of Porbandar-...
Indian Legends and Victorian Bath Houses: The History of Eureka Springs
Today the Arkansas resort town of Eureka Springs is a quaint- faux-Victorian tourist trap with an abundance of Bible-themed attractions. But the knickknack shops and family-friendly dinner theaters ...
Another Look at Mahatma Gandhi
Many myths abound about Gandhi- Mohandas Karamchand known as Mahatma "Great Souled") Gandhi (1869-1948). He was not born to a poor Indian family. His father was dewan (chief minister) of Porbandar-...
The scandal was made public in 1922 in a long investigation by the U.S. Senate/' s Committee on Public Lands led by Senator Thomas J. Walsh from Montana and Senator Robert M. Lafollette.
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After much prevarication by Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty- Fall was brought to justice. He sentenced to one year in prison and $100- 000 fine in 1929 and many officials were implicated. Daugherty himself resigned in 1924. When Harding died in 1923- he was succeeded by Calvin Coolidge and public outrage subsided. Coolidge acted resolutely and appointed special prosecutors under his personal supervision to protect the interests of the government.
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