Days That Shook the World

Season 1, Episode 7: Tutankhamun's Tomb / Deciphering the Rosetta Stone

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26 November 1922 and 17 September 1822. Two days that brought ancient Egypt dramatically to life. In 1822, Jean-Francois champollion cracks Egyptian hieroglyphs. One hundred years later, Howard Carter reads the name on a tomb and makes an amazing discovery.

All Episodes - Season 1

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II & The Death of Diana
Episode 1
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II & The Death of Diana
 The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand / The Death of Hitler
Episode 2
The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand / The Death of Hitler
 The Assassination of Martin Luther King / The Release of Nelson Mandela
Episode 3
The Assassination of Martin Luther King / The Release of Nelson Mandela
 Hiroshima
Episode 4
Hiroshima
 The Murder of the Romanovs / The Fall of the Berlin Wall
Episode 5
The Murder of the Romanovs / The Fall of the Berlin Wall
 Kristallnacht / The Birth of Israel
Episode 6
Kristallnacht / The Birth of Israel
 Tutankhamun's Tomb / Deciphering the Rosetta Stone
Episode 7
Tutankhamun's Tomb / Deciphering the Rosetta Stone
 Black September Hijackings / Lockerbie
Episode 8
Black September Hijackings / Lockerbie
 First Nuclear Reaction / Chernobyl
Episode 9
First Nuclear Reaction / Chernobyl
 The Assassination of JFK / The Resignation of Nixon
Episode 10
The Assassination of JFK / The Resignation of Nixon
 Marconi's First Transatlantic Radio Transmission / Concorde's First Transatlantic Flight
Episode 11
Marconi's First Transatlantic Radio Transmission / Concorde's First Transatlantic Flight
 Faster than Sound: Chuck Yeager / Donald Campbell
Episode 12
Faster than Sound: Chuck Yeager / Donald Campbell
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