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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
Also on May 29th, 1953- Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit.
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related, sort of:
19 friggin' times
didnt happen on this day, but still interesting.
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