July 18 - Edward M. Kennedy drives off a bridge on his way home from a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. Mary Jo Kopechne, a former campaign aide to his brother who was in the car with him, dies in the incident.
This took place right between the launch and landing on the moon of Apollo 11. In the days before 24-hour news it was a minor story at first until details (and media attention) moved to cover it. Today they would do split screen coverage and analysis. Although admittedly Gov. Sanford was briefly helped by Michael Jackson's death.
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