It's 72 years since Hillary, Norgay scaled the Everest

On this day in 1953, New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first humans to summit Mount Everest. Their feat remains one of the greatest milestones in mountaineering. The same day in 2014 marked a pivotal moment for transgender rights, with Laverne Cox’s TIME magazine cover.