First Humans on Top of the World - Everest Conquered - May 29, 1953

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[00:00:00]On this day in [music] 1953, two men stood on top of the world and humanity was never [music] the same.

[00:00:06]Mount Everest, 29,032 ft, the highest point on Earth.

[00:00:12]Seven British [music] expeditions had failed. Many climbers never came back.

[00:00:17]In 1953, New Zealand [music] beekeeper Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were chosen for one [music] final attempt.

[00:00:25]On May 29th at 11:30 a.m., they reached the summit, the first humans ever [music] to stand atop Earth's highest peak. With only minutes of oxygen left, Hillary photographed Tenzing [music] holding flags. Tenzing left chocolate and biscuits as an offering. They shook hands, then embraced. Their victory reached London before Queen Elizabeth II's [music] coronation. Everest proved the human spirit can conquer any summit.

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