THE SECRETS OF KING TUT
English Egyptologist Howard Carter excavates the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamen. After a seven-year search, Carter discovered the pharaoh’s tomb on 4 November 1922. Despite showing signs of being robbed at least twice in antiquity, the tomb is one of the best preserved ever found, containing over 5,000 items — including a royal chariot, a trumpet, weapons, wall paintings and, of course, Tutankhamen’s mummified remains. 1922
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
“I vow to you, Adolf Hitler, as führer and chancellor of the German Reich, loyalty and bravery,” declare SS troops at their annual midnight swearing-in ceremony. They are stood outside the Feldherrnhalle in Munich, the former Bavarian Defence Ministry. The Nazis tried to storm it to seize power on 9 November 1923. Ten years later, Hitler…