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- He made a living by painting and selling watercolours to tourists and, in 1906, acting as a freelance draughtsman for Theodore Davis.
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Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922, the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings.
In 1982, Carter founded The Carter Center, a non-governmental and non-profit organization with the purpose of advancing human rights and alleviating human suffering, including helping improve the quality of life for people in more than 80 countries.
Mar 7, 2007 · Once deciphered, so read Howard Carter’s coded telegram sent from Egypt on 6 November 1922 to his wealthy patron the 5th Earl of Carnarvon. His ‘wonderful discovery’ was of course the boy-king Tutankhamun who lay buried amid unimagined marvels of art and craftsmanship.
Feb 21, 2023 · With 98-year-old Jimmy Carter in hospice for his final days, an expert on aging at the Medical University of South Carolina is reflecting on the former president’s remarkably long life at a time of decreasing life expectancy in the United States.
Sep 19, 2002 · Carter prevailed during the presidential primaries and then narrowly defeated Nixon’s successor, incumbent Republican president Gerald R. Ford, in the general election. In office Carter emphasized high moral standards, ethical behavior, and democratic principles.
At age 99, he is both the oldest living former U.S. president and the longest-lived president in U.S. history. Carter was born and raised in Plains, Georgia. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 and joined the U.S. Navy's submarine service. Carter returned home afterward and revived his family's peanut-growing business.
Jimmy Carter: Life Before the Presidency. James Earl Carter's ancestors had lived in America since the 1630s. They were residents of Georgia since just after the Revolution. “Jimmy” Carter’s parents, Earl and Lillian Carter, owned a peanut farm and warehouse and a store outside the small town of Plains, Georgia.
