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1998 President Bill Clinton testifies before a grand jury investigating his conduct (first president to do so), and admits an 'inappropriate relationship' with Monica Lewinsky
1997 Liggett admits cigarettes are addictive 1996 U.K. admits humans can catch CJD (Mad Cow Disease) 1995 Princess Di admits she cheated on Prince Charles in a TV interview 1992 Tipper Gore (wife of future Vice President) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink 1991 U.N. admits Estonia, Latvia, Lithuiania, North and South Korea, Marshall Islands and Micronesia 1991 Mike Tyson admits paternity to Kimberly Scarborough's son 1989 Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids 1989 To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition and not a sport, in a New Jersey court 1987 Gary Hart admits on "Nightline," to cheating on his wife 1987 Oliver North admits to shredding Iran-Contra evidence 1983 U.S.S.R. admits to shooting down KAL 007 on 9/2 1981 Billie Jean King admits to a lesbian affair with Marilyn Barnett 1981 Peter Sutcliffe admits he is the Yorkshire Ripper (murdered 13 women) 1981 Washington Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax) 1980 Billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya 1979 U.S. admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange 1974 President Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in 1967 Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD 1963 Ringo admits he wrote a song "Don't Pass Me By" 1960 AL admits LA and Washington to the league 1952 University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black student 1884 Austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State 1874 Purdue University (Indiana) admits it's 1st student 1861 Confederate congress officially admits Missouri to Confederate Army 1852 Great Ormond St. Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits 1st patient 1633 Galileo Galilei forced to recant Earth orbits Sun by Pope (but on Oct 31, 1992, Vatican admits it was wrong) 390 Roman emperor Theodosius admits debt on mass murder in Thessalonica |
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