Despite running out of oxygen, Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on Nickelodeon.
The Royal Air Force began a series of attacks on Argentina's Air Force in the Falkland Islands.
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions was founded.
The Empire State Building opened.
Construction started on Chicago's first-ever skyscraper for the Home Insurance Company of New York.
