Historical Events
- 1659 1st known cheque written (£400), now on display at Westminster Abbey
- 1840 American Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica
- 1923 Howard Carter opens the inner burial chamber of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb and finds the sarcophagus
- 1959 Fidel Castro becomes the 16th Prime Minister of Cuba after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista
- 2005 The Kyoto Protocol comes into force following its ratification by Russia committing industrialized nations to limit and reduce greenhouse gases
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Feb 16 in Film & TV
- 1938 "Bringing Up Baby" film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, is released
Feb 16 in Music
- 1963 Beatles top British rock charts with "Please, Please Me"
- 1968 Beatles George Harrison, John Lennon and their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Feb 16 in Sport
- 1926 Suzanne Lenglen defeats US champion Helen Wills in influential tennis match in Cannes, France
Did You Know?
Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze
On February 16, 600
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The WeekndWould You Believe?
Abraham Lincoln stops his train at Westfield on his way to Washington to thank 11-year old Grace Bedell in person for her advice to grow a beard to gain more votes
On February 16, 1861
Famous Weddings
- 1655 Grand Pensionary of Holland Johan de Witt marries Wendela Bicker
- 1734 Jurist William Allen (29) weds Margaret Hamilton
- 1784 American Revolutionary War patriot Ethan Allen (46) weds second wife Frances Montresor Brush Buchanan
Famous Divorces
- 1982 Actors Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett Majors divorce
- 1989 Actress Jane Fonda and activist Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage
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Boutros Boutros-GhaliArticles, Photos and Quiz
A Deadly Bite, Or King Tut's Revenge?
It was one of the most spectacular archaeological finds – but was the disturbed Tutankhamun a sleeping tiger?
February 16, 1923
Tutankhamun's Burial Chamber Found
A photo of British archaeologist Howard Carter at the sarcophagus of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun
February 16, 1923
Weekly Quiz for February 10 - 16
Who was awarded the 1st ever gold record? Which invaders sacked Baghdad in 1258, ending the Abbasid Caliphate? Which city condemned Socrates to death in 399 BC?
