Today in History: May 29, Hillary and Norgay first to summit Mount Everest

The present day is Thursday May the th day of There are days left in the year In the modern day in history On May Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest Also on this date In Rhode Island became the th and final original colony to ratify the United States Constitution Related Articles Rubio says US will begin revoking visas of Chinese students Musk leaving the Trump White House after bill criticism Court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs California sues federal regime over Trump administration cuts to scientific research Will you be able to get a COVID- shot Here s what we know so far In the Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the St Lawrence River in eastern Quebec after colliding with the Norwegian cargo ship SS Storstad of the people on board the Empress of Ireland died In Janet Guthrie became the first woman to race in the Indianapolis finishing in th place A J Foyt won the race for his record fourth Indy preeminence In people were killed at the European Cup Final in Brussels Belgium when rioting broke out and a wall separating British and Italian soccer fans collapsed In President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S Gorbachev began their fourth summit meeting in Moscow In the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D C was dedicated by President George W Bush In a judge in Los Angeles sentenced music producer Phil Spector to years to life in prison for the murder of actor Lana Clarkson Spector remained in prison until his death in January In fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd Chauvin was convicted in April on those charges as well as unintentional second-degree murder This day s Birthdays Basketball Hall of Famer Richie Guerin is Actor Anthony Geary is Singer Rebbie Jackson is Musician-composer Danny Elfman is Sen Jerry Moran R-Kansas is Singer La Toya Jackson is Actor Ted Levine is Actor Annette Bening is Actor Rupert Everett is Musician Melissa Etheridge is Musician Noel Gallagher is Actor Laverne Cox is Singer Melanie Brown Spice Girls is Basketball Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony is Actor Riley Keough is