February 16

What happened on this day:

1923 Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s burial chamber is opened.

1937 Nylon is invented
1959 Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba
1968 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service
1972 Wilt Chamberlain scores 30,000th NBA point
2005 The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season

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Famous Birthdays:

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1940 Sonny Bono : Singer and Congressman
1942 Kim Jong-Il : North Korean dictator
1958 Ice-T : Rapper and Movie Actor
1959 John McEnroe : Pro Tennis Player
1961 Andy Taylor : Musician