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
1953
Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay become first explorers to scale Everest
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1972
Three Japanese gunmen kill 26 at Tel Aviv airport
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1982
Pope John Paul II becomes first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral
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1985
39 football fans are killed in a riot at European Cup Final in Brussels
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;1999
Discovery becomes first space shuttle to dock with ISS