[Biography of the Day] from [Britannica]
Friday, May 29, 2009
John F. Kennedy
Born this day in 1917, John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president, faced several foreign crises, most notably in Cuba and Berlin, and secured such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty before being assassinated in 1963.
[On This Day] from [Britannica]
Friday, May 29, 2009
1953: Mount Everest summit reached by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Following numerous failed attempts by other climbers, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Tibet surmounted Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world (29,035 feet [8,850 metres]), on this day in 1953.
1905: The Russian navy was defeated in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.
Friday, May 29, 2009
John F. Kennedy
Born this day in 1917, John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president, faced several foreign crises, most notably in Cuba and Berlin, and secured such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty before being assassinated in 1963.
[On This Day] from [Britannica]
Friday, May 29, 2009
1953: Mount Everest summit reached by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Following numerous failed attempts by other climbers, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Tibet surmounted Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world (29,035 feet [8,850 metres]), on this day in 1953.
1905: The Russian navy was defeated in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.
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