May 29 in history: Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay become first explorers to scale Everest and more

| Updated: May 29, 2021, 08:38 AM IST

Here's what happened today in history

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Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay become first explorers to scale Everest

Three Japanese gunmen kill 26 at Tel Aviv airport

Pope John Paul II becomes first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral

39 football fans are killed in a riot at European Cup Final in Brussels

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Discovery becomes first space shuttle to dock with ISS