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'King Tut' opening gala

Jun. 24, 2009
Trevor Traina hadn't seen King Tut for 30 years, but the boy king didn't look a day older than when he was last seen at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in 1979. "It was the Botox - or the dry desert air," quipped the 41-year-old Web entrepreneur, one of 300...
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Artifact identifies King Tut's father

CAIRO, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- An Egyptian expert says an artifact has finally identified the father of famed King Tut as a previous pharaoh, King Akhenaten.

Foundation to give to MLK memorial

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation plans to make a major donation to help build the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall in Washington.

King memorial sculptor to be named

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Foundation leaders are finalizing the sculptor and which of Martin Luther King Jr.'s quotations will be engraved on the King memorial wall in Washington.

King Tut may have died from broken leg

LUXOR, Egypt, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The real cause of the death of Tutankhamen, or King Tut, may have been a broken, infected leg, researchers in Egypt have found.

Hallmark has King Tut miniseries in works

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Hallmark Entertainment is producing a TV miniseries about the discovery of King Tut's tomb starring Malcolm McDowell and Casper Van Dien.

King Tut exhibit to have lasting impact

MIAMI, June 18 (UPI) -- Officials at the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., expect the King Tut exhibit in December will leave a lasting impression.

Experts say King Tut died of gangrene

CAIRO, May 11 (UPI) -- Egyptian scientists say King Tut broke his leg and died of gangrene -- not from a blow to the head.

King Tut died of natural causes

CAIRO, March 8 (UPI) -- The Egyptian Cultural Ministry said Tuesday X-rays of the mummy of the legendary King Tutankhamen showed he was not the vicitm of homicide.

King Tut treasures to tour U.S.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The treasures of the legendary Egyptian boy king, Tutankhamen, will tour the United States next year for the first time since 1979.
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Memorial Day Ceremonies on the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York
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American Military Service members and Veterans hold a 100 foot wide U.S. Flag for Memorial Day ceremonies at the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York City on May 28, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo