On this day in history
February 16
American
1804Stephen Decatur slips into Tripoli harbor at night and burns the captured frigate Philadelphia, denying it to …
Stephen Decatur slips into Tripoli harbor at night and burns the captured frigate Philadelphia, denying it to the pirates.
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World
1923Howard Carter opens the burial chamber of Tutankhamun, finding the intact golden shrines of the boy king.
Howard Carter opens the burial chamber of Tutankhamun, finding the intact golden shrines of the boy king.
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1959Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba after the revolution topples Batista.
Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba after the revolution topples Batista.
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2005The Kyoto Protocol takes effect, the first binding treaty to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The Kyoto Protocol takes effect, the first binding treaty to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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