George Herbert, Lord Carnarvon, arrived at Luxor to join Howard Carter for the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb, setting the stage for one of archaeology's most sensational discoveries.

Howard Carter's workmen uncovered a stone step in the Valley of the Kings, leading to the sealed tomb of Tutankhamun.

Archaeologist Howard Carter's workmen uncovered a stone staircase in the Valley of the Kings, the first clue to the untouched tomb of Tutankhamun.

Archaeologist Howard Carter and financier Lord Carnarvon broke through the sealed doorway into Tutankhamun's burial chamber, unveiling treasures untouched for 3,000 years.

British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team broke through a sealed doorway to peer into the antechamber of Tutankhamun's tomb, glimpsing treasures untouched for 3,000 years.

News of Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, opened weeks earlier, spread through the world's press, igniting a craze for ancient Egypt that reshaped museums and fashion alike.

Howard Carter chiseled a hole into the sealed doorway and, by candlelight, saw the glint of gold that had waited over 3,000 years.

The First All-Union Congress of Soviets convened in Moscow, formally establishing the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.