Nicholas Clinch of the United States becomes the first to summit Vinson Massif
Vinson Massif is a large mountain massif and the highest peak in Antarctica.
Athletes
Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal become first humans to summit Mt. Everest
Mount Everest had long been considered unclimbable by some and the ultimate climbing challenge by others.
Modern football, or soccer, begins to become officially codified for the first time
The codification of soccer began in the public schools of Britain at the beginning of the 19th century. Within the private school system “football” was a game in which the hands were used during periods of play and grappling allowed, but otherwise, the modern shape of soccer was being formed.