May 29 - The Day in History

May 29 : General Interest 1953: Hillary and Tenzing reach Everest summit At 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at 29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on earth... read more American Revolution 1780 : Tarleton gives "quarter" in South Carolina http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tarleton-gives-quarter-in-south-carolina Automotive 2005 : Danica Patrick becomes first woman to lead Indy 500 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/danica-patrick-becomes-first-woman-to-lead-indy-500 Civil War 1864 : Union troops reach Totopotomoy Creek, Virginia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/union-troops-reach-totopotomoy-creek-virginia Cold War 1988 : Reagan arrives in Moscow for summit talks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-arrives-in-moscow-for-summit-talks Crime 1979 : Woody Harrelson's father is arrested for murder http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woody-harrelsons-father-is-arrested-for-murder Disaster 1914 : Ships crash in heavy fog http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ships-crash-in-heavy-fog General Interest 1848 : Wisconsin enters the Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wisconsin-enters-the-union 1914 : The sinking of the Empress of Ireland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-sinking-of-the-iempress-of-irelandi 1932 : Bonus Marchers arrive in Washington http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bonus-marchers-arrive-in-washington Hollywood 2003 : Bob Hope celebrates 100th birthday http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bob-hope-celebrates-100th-birthday Literary 1906 : T.H. White, author of The Once and Future King, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/th-white-author-of-the-once-and-future-king-is-born Music 1913 : Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps makes its infamous world premiere http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stravinskys-le-sacre-du-printemps-makes-its-infamous-world-premiere Old West 1843 : Fremont begins his second western expedition http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fremont-begins-his-second-western-expedition Presidential 1917 : John F. Kennedy is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-is-born Sports 1922 : Supreme Court rules in favor of Major League Baseball http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-major-league-baseball Vietnam War 1972 : United States and USSR issue a joint communique http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-and-ussr-issue-a-joint-communique World War I 1913 : Controversial ballet Le Sacre du printemps performed in Paris http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/controversial-ballet-le-sacre-du-printemps-performed-in-paris World War II 1942 : Jews in Paris are forced to sew a yellow star on their coats http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jews-in-paris-are-forced-to-sew-a-yellow-star-on-their-coats

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