Memory of the day: Howard Carter enters Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time in 1923

CAIRO – 16 February 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on February 16.

1785 - Antoine Lavoisier succeeds in decomposing water into oxygen and hydrogen.

1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte goes into exile on the island of Elba.

1923 - Howard Carter enters Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time.