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• On Feb. 16, 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen. King Tut lived around 1400 B.C. and died when he was still a teenager. • On Feb. 18, 1930, the planet Pluto is discovered by the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz. In August 2006, however, the International Astronomical Union announced that Pluto would no longer be considered a planet as Pluto’s oblong orbit overlaps that of Neptune. • On Feb. 22, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders Gen. Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines, as the American defense of the islands collapses. MacArthur at first balked -- he was fully prepared to fight alongside his men to the death if necessary -- but finally obeyed the president’s order in March. • On Feb. 21, 1952, Elizabeth Taylor, 20, marries Michael Wilding. It was Taylor’s second marriage: At age 18, she had married hotelier Nicky Hilton, less than two weeks before the debut of her 1950 movie “Father of the Bride.” She would be married six more times, twice to Richard Burton. • On Feb. 17, 1979, Garrison Keillor’s popular radio variety show “Prairie Home Companion” is first broadcast nationally as part of National Public Radio’s Folk Festival America. The show, which had been running locally on Minnesota Public Radio since 1974, is still on the air today. • On Feb. 20, 1986, France and Britain announce that a tunnel under the English Channel between the two countries would soon become a reality. Trains, cars and buses would be able to speed through the tunnel in less than half an hour. Construction began in December 1987, and the “Chunnel” was finally completed in 1994. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• Those bleacher seats outside the theater beside the red carpet are available only to those who win a lottery. Interested attendees must submit an application – along with a photo – and then wait to hear whether or not their name has been “pulled out of the hat.” The 400 or so spectators who “win” are given an official acceptance letter from AMPAS. No one else is allowed in the bleachers, even if they spent the night before waiting on the pavement in hopes of grabbing a vacant spot. • Even though the stars won’t begin arriving until 4 in the afternoon, spectators with bleacher tickets must arrive at the theater by 9:30 a.m. They’ll be rewarded for their patience with a view from a ringside seat when the stars arrive and walk the legendary red carpet. At 6 p.m., the bleacher crowd will cross the street to enjoy the TV broadcast of the event at the El Capitan Theatre.

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