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Chet Huntley
1974Mar, 20

Chet Huntley

Chet Huntley, American journalist (b. 1911)
Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley (December 10, 1911 – March 20, 1974) was an American television newscaster, best known for co-anchoring NBC's evening news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, for 14 years beginning in 1956.

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Events on 1974

  • 18Jan

    Yom Kippur War

    A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
  • 27Jun

    Richard Nixon

    U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
  • 27Jul

    Richard Nixon

    Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.
  • 9Aug

    Richard Nixon

    As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
  • 8Sep

    Gerald Ford

    Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.