In 1923, archaeologist Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of the recently discovered tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen.
In 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as prime minister of Cuba.
In 1968, the United States' first 911 emergency phone system went into service in Haleyville, Ala.
In 2005, the Kyoto Protocol for the reduction of greenhouse gases took effect for 141 ratifying nations.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
Henry M. Leland (1843-1932), Cadillac and Lincoln Motor Co. founder
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978), ventriloquist
Vera-Ellen (1921-1981), actress/dancer
Sonny Bono (1935-1998), singer/politician
LeVar Burton (1957- ), actor
Ice-T (1958- ), actor/rapper
John McEnroe (1959- ), tennis player
Christopher Eccleston (1964- ), actor
Jerome Bettis (1972- ), football player
Mahershala Ali (1974- ), actor
Elizabeth Olsen (1989- ), actress
The Weeknd (1990- ), singer-songwriter.
TODAY'S FACT
Hundreds of millions of 911 emergency calls are made in the United States each year. The Federal Communications Commission estimates that 80 percent are wireless calls.
TODAY'S NUMBER
30 - broadcast radio stations in the United States in 1922. Today there are more than 15,000.