On this day: January 11

POSTED: 11:39 AM PST Jan 10, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Jan 10, 2013 

A U.S. marshal dies in the line of duty for the first time, a landmark report points to the hazards of smoking, the designated hitter comes into play, and Beckham heads to America, all on this day.

OTD January 11 - Edmund Hillary
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2008: New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, who in 1953 became the first person to climb Mount Everest, dies of a heart attack at the age of 88 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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