Today in History 29 May 1953…
George Everest was the first British surveyor to map the area of Mount Everest; therefore, it is named after him.
The world's highest peak was summited for the first time, by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
George Everest was the first British surveyor to map the area of Mount Everest; therefore, it is named after him.
The world's highest peak was summited for the first time, by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
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