FULL ANSWER. Ford granted the blanket pardon to former president Nixon on Sept. 8, 1974, a month after Nixon had resigned from office in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Hemosiderin staining is dark purple or rusty discoloration of the lower legs caused by chronic venous disease. A 2010 study found hemosiderin staining in all subjects with lipodermatosclerosis and venous ulcers. When vein valves fail, regurgitated blood forces red blood cells (RBCs) out of capillaries.
Brown Spot on Legs and Diabetes: Diabetes, or diabetic dermopathy has been identified as one of the causes of small brown marks on the skin. Actually, the condition is also called skin spots, which is synonymous to the brown colored spots on legs.