Today in 1923 - Archaeologist opened King Tut's Tomb

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Today in 1923 Howard Carter entered the sealed burial chamber of Tutankhamen. He found a sarcophagus with three coffins nested inside one another. The last coffin contained the mummified body of King Tut. And the rest is History!

Source:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archaeologist-opens-tomb-of-king-tut