Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On 29 May 1953, a New Zealand beekeeper and a Nepali Sherpa stood together on the highest point on Earth.
To test general relativity, astronomers waited for the Moon to blot out the Sun so they could photograph stars hiding right beside it.
On 29 May 1453, Mehmed II's army breached the great walls of Constantinople, closing the book on a 1,000-year empire.
