May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the highest mountain on earth.
The International Yoga Day will be celebrated on June 21.
Bollywood expresses grief and shock following the Nepal earthquake.
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