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User:A Nobody/List of incidents famously considered great blunders
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A '''[[blunder]]''' is a spectacularly bad or embarrassing mistake—a bad decision with a disastrous result. This is a list of what are widely considered to be major, historically significant blunders.

(contracted; show full)963]] &ndash; [[John Profumo]], the United Kingdom Secretary of State for War, lied to [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] about his affair with [[Christine Keeler]], a showgirl who was simultaneously involved with an attaché at the Soviet Embassy. When the truth came out, he was forced to resign and the ensuing scandal contributed to the defeat of the government in the 1964 election. (Coates)
*[[1972]] &ndash; Five men working for the [[Committee to Re-elect the President]] (CRP) burgl
arized the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the [[Watergate Hotel]] in [[Washington D.C.]] to sabotage Democratic candidate George McGovern's chances against [[Richard Nixon|President Richard Nixon]] in the [[1972 election|1972 Presidential Election]]. The burglary, and Nixon's participation in the extensive cover-up attempt, led to jail terms for several of Nixon's associates, and eventually caused Nixon to resign rather than face [[impeachment]] proceedings. The [[Watergate Scandal(contracted; show full)
*''[[The Book of Heroic Failures]]'', Stephen Pile.

==External links==
* [http://paintedover.com/albums.php?action=view&albumid=507&s=uAQre1 Batman #66] - A classic [[Batman]] story involving the great blunders of all time.
* [http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/military_blunders/index.html Five famous military blunders] - From the [[History Channel]].

[[Category:Man-made disasters]]