The most historical events captured on film over the past 100 years
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Pharaoh Tutankhamen's tomb is discovered in Egypt's Valley of Kings by Lord Carnarvon and Harold Carter. Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922: people entering tomb; crate carried from it.
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Official opening of Pharaoh Tutankhamen's tomb. Viscount Allenby with Egyptian ministers attending the official opening of Tutankhamen's tomb.
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Israel: Jerusalem. US Ambassador Henry Kissinger to help peace agreement between Israel and Egypt. Kissinger through crowd; Kissinger on platform with Israeli leaders and senior officers; officer signs documents; Kissinger signs documents.
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Moshe Dayan discusses situation at start of interim peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.
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Egypt: Alexandria. Kissinger and Salim sign documents. Kissinger with Sadat. Egyptians sign documents; Sadat makes statement on treaty.
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Muslim brothers arrested following attempt to kill Colonel Nasser of Egypt.
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Nasser at meeting with British; at rally.
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Nasser at meeting; signs Anglo-Egyptian agreement on Suez with the British.
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1956: King Hussein viewing cavalry; Hussein amongst cheering crowds; trenches being dug; huge demonstration; Egyptian troops; Nasser with Arab leaders.
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Nasser views guard of honour; with Syrian President Kouatly.
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Nasser waving from car; cheered by crowds.
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UAA plane; Nasser standing to attention; views Guard of Honour; seated at meeting with Franco; departure.
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Cairo airport; plane arrival; Earl Mountbatten’s arrival; reviews guard of honour; Nasser meets Mountbatten.
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Egypt: tapestry; the Sphinx; worry beads; washing in streets; kids on donkey; views along street.
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Prince Charles visits Egypt.
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Yom Kippur War, 1973: Helicopter arrives; Wounded transferred from stretcher; general views of streets as Israelis prepare for war; People queuing at shops and carrying groceries, buying black out material; Reading papers for latest war news; People donating blood; Cars queuing for petrol; general view of field burning; Damaged kibbutz; People going down into shelter; Damaged buildings; People looking to the sky with air raid sirens wailing inbackground.
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Yom Kippur War, 1973: Israeli M113 APCs moving along road; Tank transporter vehicle and trucks in convoy.
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Seymour describing the situation in the Sinai. Israeli tanks and half tracks moving along. general view across desert. Scrubland in foreground. Tracking shot from car past civilian lorry convoy. Buses parked in desert. Israeli Mirage III flies over. Israeli markings visible. Helicopter flies low over the desert. Civilian riding donkey across desert past palm trees. Troops around an Israeli Sherman tank. sign outside Rabah UN camp. Pull out to show gates. man walking around in camp.
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A collection of clips, mainly of Israeli guns, during the 1973 war between Israel and Egypt.

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