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First Ascent of Mount Everest
Sir Edmund Hillary became the first man to reach the peak of Mount Everest (tallest mountain in the world) on May 29th, 1953.
Source: http://www.mnteverest.net
Posted: 2001-12-06 9:01:20 PM
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