Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
28th June 1880: Australian outlaw Ned Kelly arrested following a violent shoot out
28th June 2017
19th February 1985: BBC broadcasts first episode of EastEnders
19th February 2019
18th February 1930: Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly
18th February 2019
17th February 1864: An enemy ship sunk by submarine for the first time
17th February 2019
16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals Tutankhamun’s burial chamber
16th February 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017