February 16 - This 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


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