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Mount Everest
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Mount Everest

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Mount Everest, Czomolungma – najwyższy szczyt Ziemi, ośmiotysięcznik położony w Himalajach Wysokich (Centralnych), na granicy Nepalu i Chińskiej Republiki Ludowej (Tybetu). Po chińskiej stronie objęty ochroną jako rezerwat biosfery pod nazwą Rezerwat Biosfery Czomolungmy.

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Rob Hall
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Rob Hall – nowozelandzki himalaista, znany głównie jako przewodnik ekspedycji na Mount Everest w 1996 roku, podczas któr…

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Everest (film 2015)
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Everest – amerykańsko–brytyjski dramat biograficzny z 2015 roku w reżyserii Baltasara Kormákura. Scenariusz filmu powsta…

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2001
Same-sex_marriage_in_the_Netherlands
Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands was legalized, making it the first country to do so.
2001
Lockheed_EP-3
An American Lockheed EP-3 and a Chinese Shenyang J-8 collided in mid-air off Hainan, resulting in an international dispute between the two countries.
1990
Strangeways_Prison_riot
The longest prison riot in British penal history began at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, lasting 25 days.
1970
Richard_Nixon
U.S. president Richard Nixon signed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring that a prominent warning by the surgeon general be placed on cigarette packages.
1970
American_Motors_Corporation
The American Motors Corporation introduced its Gremlin, promoted as America's first subcompact car.
1969
Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force.
1963
On_Her_Majesty's_Secret_Service_(novel)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the tenth novel of Ian Fleming's James Bond series, was released in the United Kingdom.
1955
Mobile_Defence_Corps
The British Army's Mobile Defence Corps, intended to assist with civil defence after a nuclear attack, was established by royal warrant.
1952
Israeli_citizenship_law
Israel enacted a citizenship law, prior to which the country technically had no citizens.
1941
Fântâna_Albă_massacre
Soviet border guards opened fire on civilians attempting to cross the border from the Soviet Union to Romania near Fântâna Albă, killing between 44 and 3,000 people.

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