Category: Timeline Stories

The US House of Representatives has its first hearings into allegations of bribery by US multinational corporations abroad, signaling that ...

The Senate begins bribery hearings into Exxon Corp. and Mobile Oil Corp.'s activities in Italy. Ongoing attention contributes to big ...

Lockheed admits to making modest $20,000 in political contributions in a foreign country but denies all other wrongdoing.

Thomas V. Jones. Credit: Northrop Grumman The Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations begins public hearings into Northrop. The company’s CEO, Thomas ...

The Church Senate Subcommittee releases Northrop's 500-page Ernst & Ernst auditor report, revealing a network of consultants used to pay ...

US Rep. Stephen Solarz (D-N.Y.) US Rep. Stephen Solarz (D-NY) introduces H.R. 7563 and H.R. 7539, the first bills to ...

The Emergency Loan Guarantee Board approves a proposed refinancing plan to extend the federal government's guarantee to Lockheed Corp. for ...

The Church Senate Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations begins public hearings into Gulf Oil. The company’s CEO, Bob Dorsey, testifies, detailing ...

The SEC leaks to the Wall Street Journal information regarding Gulf Oil's payments of at least $4 million to politicians ...

Personnel evacuate the US embassy in Saigon. Credit: US State Department The final remaining American troops exit Vietnam, marking the ...

A military coup in Honduras deposes chief of state Gen. Oswaldo Lopez Arellano. The Watergate Special Prosecution Force reopens its ...

The Khmer Rouge army invades Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. Cambodia's American-backed government, led by corrupt leader Lon Nol, collapses.