On This Day - March 6th

Featured Event:

King Tut's tomb opened (1924) ⚰️

On this day in 1924, the Egyptian government opened the mummy case of King Tutankhamen, ruler of Egypt in the 14th century bce.

Other Events:

1834: Toronto, now the financial and commercial centre of Canada, was incorporated. 🇨🇦

1857: U.S. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney announced the Dred Scott decision, making slavery legal in all U.S. territories. 📄

1869: At a meeting of the Russian Chemical Society, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev presented the first periodic table. 🔬

1957: Ghana became an independent nation, led by Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah. 🇬🇭

Holidays:

Foundation Day 🇳🇫

Independence Day 🇬🇭

Featured Birthdays:

1475: Michelangelo 🇮🇹 (Artist)

1857: George Dayton 🇺🇸 (Businessman)

1927: Gabriel García Márquez 🇨🇴 (Writer)

1972: Shaquille O'Neal 🇺🇸 (Basketball Player)

Featured Deaths:

1900: Gottlieb Daimler 🇩🇪 (Engineer)

1982: Ayn Rand 🇺🇸 (Author)

2016: Nancy Reagan 🇺🇸 (First Lady)