📅 Tutankhamun's burial chamber is opened (1923)
Where: Valley of the Kings, Egypt
📅 On This Day: February 16
February 16, 1923: Tutankhamun's burial chamber is opened. On 16 February 1923, archaeologist Howard Carter opened the door to the last room of King Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Inside stood great golden shrines, one inside another. The famous golden mask is now in the Grand Egyptian Museum near Cairo.
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- 1937 💡 Chemist Wallace Carothers received a US patent for nylon, a strong new fibre soon used for toothbrushes, stockings, ropes and parachutes.
🧠 Question of the day
Where is Tutankhamun's golden mask now?
- A library in New York
- Still in the tomb
- The Grand Egyptian Museum
Show the answer
Answer: The Grand Egyptian Museum
🎂 Landmarks that opened on February 16
Questions
What happened on February 16?
February 16, 1923: Tutankhamun's burial chamber is opened. It happened in Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
Which landmarks opened on February 16?
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Source: history.com/this-day-in-history/february-16/archaeologist-opens-tomb-of-king-tut