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...
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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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