On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa mountaineer, became the first two people confirmed to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which stands more than 29,000 feet above sea level. News of this historic achievement was announced in London on June 2nd, 1953, the day of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, and Hillary was knighted later that year.
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Today in history: First recorded summit of Mount EverestAdded:
These are the first two climbers who made it to the top of the world. On May 29th, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa mountaineer, reached the summit of Mount Everest more than 29,000 feet above sea level. The two were the first people confirmed to make it to the top of the world's tallest mountain. News of the ascent was announced in London on June 2nd, the day of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. Hillary was knighted later that year.
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