Meanwhile, an Indian man died after scaling Everest — the second fatality of this year’s climbing season. Subrata Ghosh, 45, ...

PARIS: Japanese Junko Tabei became the first woman in history to climb the top of Mount Everest in May 1975.Half a century ...

Mississippi River flood forced Alton’s quarry operations to shut down for weeks, a historic photo shows.

Japan’s Junko Tabei became the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest. Half a century later, the world’s highest ...

On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communist Party issued the May 16 Notification, a document that criticized “counterrevolutionary ...

Junko Tabei rose from obscurity in rural Japan to be a global icon of courage and adventure — especially for women who have ...