Everest Grand Circle Expedition, Nepal and Tibet. First circumambulation of Everest; trekking, skiing, and mountaineering. First American winter ascent of Pumori (elev. 23,422'). Immortalized in the book Everest Grand Circle. Ned Gillette, Jan Reynolds, Jim Bridwell, Steve McKinney, Craig Calonica and Rick Barker.
Question: A woman succeeds in climbing Everest solo.
no

In Africa today, the majority of infected people acquire HIV by the time they are in their 20s or 30s and, on average, die within ten years.
Question: 20-30 percent of people infected with HIV live in Africa.
no

Charles de Gaulle retired as an earl and died in November. He wished a simple funeral for himself: he would be buried in his village in a seventy-two dollar oak coffin, borne to his grave by his fellow villagers-a butcher's assistant, a cheesemaker, and a farmhand.
Question: Charles de Gaulle died in 1970.
no