The document outlines the key events of the Watergate scandal from 1972-1974 in the United States, beginning with the initial break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters to Nixon's resignation as president. It lists 10 major developments, including the "third-rate burglary attempt", the significance of CREEP (Committee to Re-Elect the President), the investigative reporting of Woodward and Bernstein that uncovered the scandal, revelations from hearings by the Ervin Committee, Nixon's firing of investigators in the "Saturday Night Massacre", release of transcripts, the Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Nixon, and Nixon's resignation in August 1974 after the House Judiciary Committee approved articles of impeachment.