On this date in history: In 1660, Charles II was restored to the English throne. In 1790, Rhode Island became the last of the original 13 states to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1914, the ...
But most controversial of all was the question of who was truly the first to step atop the summit of Everest—Tenzing or Hillary ... expedition up to Base Camp. Photos: (1) Liesl Clark; (2 ...
Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the 29,032-foot peak on May 29, 1953. “It would be better ...