Greetings from base camp at Mount Everest, the highest peak on Earth. For most of us, pictures are as close as we’ll get to this iconic destination, which was first summited on this day in 1953. Mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the historic first ascent and achieved instant fame. The two spent 15 minutes on the summit, with Norgay leaving an offering of sweets.
The first ascent
Today in History
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The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
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A night of art and culture
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An avian predator built for the snow
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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A day for our oceans
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Napping away New Year s Day
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Shining like Klondike gold
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Auroras over Kirkjufell, Iceland
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Blue linckia sea stars in Papua New Guinea
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World Jellyfish Day
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Ringing in the new year at Teotihuacan
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Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
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Kangaroo family for National Hugging Day
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Decorated gate of the Royal Palace of Fez, Morocco
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Working for that cliffside view
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Earth Day
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Happy Easter!
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A bull, some flowers, and a stratovolcano
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National Poinsettia Day
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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The frog prince?
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Up, up, and away for Hot Air Balloon Day
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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Celebrating World Olive Tree Day
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Patriot Day
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Coyote Buttes, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona
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Castelmezzano, Italy
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75 years of the United Nations
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