32-year-old Erik Weihenmayer from Boulder, Colorado, became the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labor for committing gross acts of indecency with another male person.
Martin Luther was declared an outlaw by the Holy Roman Emperor.
At the 53rd Cannes Film Festival, 'Dancer in the Dark,' directed by Lars von Trier starring Björk, won the Palme d'Or award.
SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to dock at the International Space Station.
Jay Leno became the permanent host of ''The Tonight Show."