She Climbed Everest. He Won the Championship. Same Date. | History by the Day —
On May 16, 1975, Junko Tabei became the first woman in history to summit Mount Everest — twelve days after an avalanche nearly killed her entire team. On the exact same date in 1980, a 20-year-old Magic Johnson stepped in for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, played all five positions, scored 42 poin