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Some of the aluminum templates that were part of the original model representing the structure of DNA.
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on the South-East ridge about to leave to the South Col to establish Camp IX below the South Summit on Everest. The day before they approached the summit of Everest, Nepal, 28th May 1953. Mount Everest Expedition 1953. (Photo by Alfred Gregory/Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images)
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In this clip from This Day In History, we get to see some of the remarkable things that have happened around us on June 28th. From the celebration of Labor Day among only Federal employees, to the rise of the popular Corvette. You won’t want to miss all the interesting facts about June 28th in history.
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Servicemen watch as the news ticker sign on the New York Times Building in Times Square announces the end of the Korean War on July 27th, 1953. The message reads 'Truce ends Korean War'. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
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