1922
King Tut's Tomb
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first to enter the tomb of King Tutankhamen (Tut) since it was sealed in 1323 B.C.
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1789
The first national Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. was proclaimed by President George Washington.
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1940
The Nazis began to force Warsaw's Jews to live in a walled ghetto.
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1950
China entered the Korean War.
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1975
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, was found guilty of trying to assassinate President Ford.
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1998
Tony Blair became the first British prime minister to speak to the Irish parliament.
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2000
Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush the winner in Florida's presidential balloting.
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