The first successful climb of Mount Everest
The first successful climb of Mount Everest
The facts
| Dates | AD 1953 |
|---|---|
| Source | Printed on the chart |
Where this sits on the chart
The first successful climb of Mount Everest falls 5957 years out from Creation at the centre. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Who else was alive
The invention of the televisionAD 1927The discovery of penicillin by Alexander FlemingAD 1928The discovery of PlutoAD 1930The detonation of the first atomic bombAD 1945The launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satelliteAD 1957The assassination of Martin Luther King JrAD 1968The first human steps on the MoonAD 1969The Water gate Scandal 1973- Billy Graham preaches to 1 milliom South…AD 1972
Now see where it sits
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