On this day in history - Today, February, 16

Today in History

• 1923 The burial chamber of Pharoh Tutankhamun is opened

  Howard Carter's discovery is one of archeology's best known, especially due to the myth of the “Curs

• 1959 Fidel Castro becomes Cuba's Prime Minister

  Castro's rise to power came shortly after his “26th of July Movement” had overthrown dictator Fulgen

• 1985 Hezbollah is founded

  The Lebanese political party and militant group is classified as a terrorist organization by several

• 1987 The first trial against John Demjanjuk begins in Jerusalem

  Demjanjuk was falsely accused of being a particularly brutal Nazi guard dubbed “Ivan the Terrible”;

• 2005 The Kyoto Protocol goes into effect

  The global warming pact was ratified by 191 countries to date - excluding the United States.