Category: Ellesmere Island

• Matthew Henson – The First Man to the North Pole, 1909.

   Image: Matthew Henson, American explorer. 1910. Matthew Henson – The First Man to the North Pole, 1909. On April 6, 1909, a team of six men on dog sleds, including the first person to stand on top of the world, an African American man named Matthew Henson, travelled 413 nautical miles off the coast of…

  November 26, 2024

  1890s, 1900s, African American Explorer, American History, Ellesmere Island, event & history, First Man to North Pole, History Daily, Inuit Guides, Matthew Henson, North Pole, Polar Explorer, racism, Robert Peary, Unrecognized Achievement

  1890s, 1900s, African American Explorer, American History, Ellesmere Island, event & history, First Man to North Pole, History Daily, Inuit Guides, Matthew Henson, North Pole, Polar Explorer, racism, Robert Peary, Unrecognized Achievement