Births on April 17

Harry Reasoner

Born on April 17, 1923

Harry Reasoner, American soldier and journalist (d. 1991)

Harry Truman Reasoner (April 17, 1923 – August 6, 1991) was an American journalist for CBS and ABC News, known for his adroit use of language as a television commentator, and as a founder of the long-running 60 Minutes program.

Over the course of his career, Reasoner won three Emmy Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award in 1967.

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Events on 1923

16 Feb

Tutankhamun
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
25 Jun

Aerial refueling
Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane
1 Jul

History of Chinese immigration to Canada
The Canadian Parliament suspends all Chinese immigration.
12 Sep

Zimbabwe
Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom.
29 Oct

Ottoman Empire
Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

Births on April 17

Harry Reasoner

Born on April 17, 1923

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Events on 1923

Tutankhamun

Aerial refueling

History of Chinese immigration to Canada

Zimbabwe

Ottoman Empire