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May 29

4 sourced moments from May 29 in history: Constantinople fell in 1453; a forgery shaped its legend; Stravinsky's Rite of Spring sparks a riot at its Paris premiere (1913); The 1919 eclipse really did prove Einstein right, plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on May 29

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1953 Earth & Climate · Geology

Hillary and Tenzing become the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest

On 29 May 1953, a New Zealand beekeeper and a Nepali Sherpa stood together on the highest point on Earth.

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1919 Science · The Scientific Method

The 1919 eclipse really did prove Einstein right

Eddington's 1919 eclipse plates showed starlight bending as Einstein predicted, and a 1979 re-measurement undercut claims that he cherry-picked them.

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1913 Culture & Arts · Music

Stravinsky's Rite of Spring sparks a riot at its Paris premiere

A new ballet's pounding dissonance and jagged dancing turned a glittering Paris opening night into open warfare in the stalls.

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1453 History · Empires & Civilizations

Constantinople fell in 1453; a forgery shaped its legend

Mehmed II took the Byzantine capital on 29 May 1453. The famous tale of the last emperor's shoes comes from a 16th-century fabrication.

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