On February 16, 1923, Howard Carter and his archaeology party entered the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen.
The steps led to an ancient sealed doorway bearing the name Tutankhamen. When Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered the tomb’s interior chambers on November 26, they were thrilled to find it virtually intact, with its treasures untouched after more than 3,000 years. The men began exploring the four rooms of the tomb, and on February 16, 1923, under the watchful eyes of a number of important officials, Carter opened the door to the last chamber.
Inside lay a sarcophagus with three coffins nested inside one another. The last coffin, made of solid gold, contained the mummified body of King Tut. Among the riches found in the tomb–golden shrines, jewelry, statues, a chariot, weapons, clothing–the perfectly preserved mummy was the most valuable, as it was the first one ever to be discovered. Despite rumors that a curse would befall anyone who disturbed the tomb, its treasures were carefully catalogued, removed and included in a famous traveling exhibition called the “Treasures of Tutankhamen.”
On February 16, 1948, the United States Air Force renamed Robins Air Field to Robins Air Force Base. Robins AFB and the City of Warner Robins are named for Air Force General Augustine Warner Robins.
Fidel Castro was sworn-in as Prime Minister of Cuba on February 16, 1959.
On February 16, 1968, Speaker of the Alabama House of Representative Rankin Fite placed the first 911 call from Haleyville City Hall to Congressman Tom Bevill at the Haleyville police station.
Georgia Politics, Campaigns, and Elections
The General Assembly is taking the day off, and so am I. Hope you have a great day.
Advance voting begins today in the Special Elections for the 14th Congressional District and the 53d State Senate District, both in Extreme Northwest Georgia, as well as the Special Election for Dalton City Council Ward 2. From Atlanta News First:
Advance in-person voting begins Monday in one of the nation’s most watched congressional special elections, northwest Georgia’s 14th district.
A total of 19 candidates remain in the race – down from the 22 who qualified in January – in a campaign to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, who shocked the nation’s political establishment last year by resigning.
President Donald Trump has endorsed Clay Fuller, the district attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, and two of the race’s original candidates who have dropped out – Christian Hurd and Jared Craig – followed suit.
Late last week, James Marty Brown dropped out and endorsed state Sen. Colton Moore, R-Trenton.
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