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Sunday, February 17, 2013

February 16 - The Day in History

February 16 : General Interest
1923 : Archaeologist opens tomb of King Tut

On this day in 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen... read more

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American Revolution
1778 : John Adams prepares to sail for France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-adams-prepares-to-sail-for-france

Automotive
1997 : Jeff Gordon becomes youngest Daytona winner
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jeff-gordon-becomes-youngest-daytona-winner

Civil War
1862 : Yankees capture Tennessee's Fort Donelson
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/capture-of-fort-donelson

Cold War
1951 : Joseph Stalin attacks the United Nations
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-stalin-attacks-the-united-nations

Crime
1894 : John Wesley Hardin is pardoned
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wesley-hardin-is-pardoned

Disaster
1983 : Brush fires ravage South Australia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brush-fires-ravage-south-australia

General Interest
1804 : The most daring act of the age
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-most-daring-act-of-the-age
1959 : Castro sworn in
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/castro-sworn-in

Hollywood
1933 : David O. Selznick returns to MGM
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/david-o-selznick-returns-to-mgm

Literary
1944 : Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pulitzer-prize-winner-richard-ford-is-born

Music
1848 : Chopin plays his final Paris concert
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chopin-plays-his-final-paris-concert

Old West
1878 : Silver dollars made legal
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/silver-dollars-made-legal

Presidential
1786 : James Monroe marries Elizabeth Kortright http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-monroe-marries-elizabeth-kortright

Sports
1984 : Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympic gold in downhill skiing
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bill-johnson-becomes-first-american-to-win-olympic-gold-in-downhill-skiing

Vietnam War
1968 : Tet Offensive results in many new refugees
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tet-offensive-results-in-many-new-refugees

World War I
1916 : Russians capture Erzerum
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russians-capture-erzerum

World War II
1945 : Bataan recaptured
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bataan-recaptured

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