Overview

• Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to summit Mount Everest in 1953.
• May 29 is celebrated globally as Mount Everest Day in honor of this achievement.
• Benjamin Netanyahu was first elected as Israel's Prime Minister in 1996, marking the beginning of his long political career.
• The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire occurred on this day in 1453, reshaping the region's history.
• Dara Singh won the World Wrestling Championship in 1968, becoming a legendary figure in wrestling.