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This Day in History: 05/29/1953 - Everest Summit Reached

At 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at 29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on earth.
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Length: 01:00  Posted: 11/24/2008

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