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1953
Hillary and Tenzing Summit Everest
May 29, 1953
Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand beekeeper, and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa mountaineer, stood on the summit of Everest at 11:30 in the morning - the first confirmed human beings atop the world's highest point. They spent fifteen minutes there. Tenzing left chocolates as an offering; Hillary left a crucifix. The news reached London on Coronation Day.
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