Sir Edmund Hillary

When was the last time a story on a New Zealander led all the main international papers at the same time, including the Sun, Telegraph, Guardian, Washington Post, the SMH as well as the home pages of TIME and CNN?

Has it ever happened ?

It happened today, Sir Edmund died early this morning. He is to get a state funeral. If you have time, read all the 1626 stories written today about his death and life