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Gravitas Recall: Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay make history, Summit Mount Everest in 1953

Gravitas Recall: Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay make history, Summit Mount Everest in 1953

On this day in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, standing at 29,032 feet.