Showing posts with label Edmund Hillary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Edmund Hillary. Show all posts

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Typical Hillary Clinton

Today on the radio I heard Mark Steyn talking about the passing of Sir Edmund Hillary. He explained how on May 29, 1953 he and Sherpa mountaineer, Tenzing Norgay, climbed to the summit of Mt. Everest.

Later in the discussion he told the infamous story of when Hillary Rodham Clinton first met Edmund Hillary in person. She told him that her parents named her after him.

Interesting, except for one thing: She was born on October 26, 1947, over 5 years before he became famous! Prior to that he was an obscure beekeeper in New Zealand, with absolutely no notoriety whatsoever.

Sir Edmund Hillary - R.I.P.

A very great man died today. If you're too young to know who he is then you can read more here and watch this old video.