📅 February 16 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on February 16? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1923Archaeologist Howard Carter opened the burial chamber of the pharaoh Tutankhamun
- 1937Wallace Carothers received a patent for nylon
- 1968The first 911 emergency call in the US was made, in Haleyville, Alabama
- 2005The Kyoto Protocol, a world agreement to protect the climate, took effect
🎂 Born on February 16
- 🍔 Richard McDonald (1909) — co-founder of McDonald’s
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February 16 quiz
In what year? 🏺 Archaeologist Howard Carter opened the burial chamber of the pharaoh Tutankhamun
In what year? 🧵 Wallace Carothers received a patent for nylon
In what year? ☎️ The first 911 emergency call in the US was made, in Haleyville, Alabama
Which famous person was born on February 16?