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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_PearyRobert Peary - Wikipedia

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   He was long credited as being the discoverer of the geographic North Pole in April 1909, having led the first expedition to have claimed this achievement, although it is now considered unlikely that he actually reached the Pole.

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3. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › pearysRobert Peary almost reaches the North Pole | April 6, 1909 ...

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   Feb 9, 2010 · On April 6, 1909, American explorer Robert Peary accomplishes a long elusive dream, when he, assistant Matthew Henson and four Inuits reach what they determine to be the North Pole. Decades...

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4. www.britannica.com › biography › Robert-Edwin-PearyRobert Peary | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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   May 2, 2024 · Robert Peary (born May 6, 1856, Cresson, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 20, 1920, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Arctic explorer usually credited with leading the first expedition to reach the North Pole in 1909.

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6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › who-discoveredWho Discovered the North Pole? | Smithsonian

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   A century ago, explorer Robert Peary earned fame for discovering the North Pole, but did Frederick Cook get there first?

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7. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 621804Robert Peary Facts | Mental Floss

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   • Robert Peary was extremely close to his mother. Robert Edwin Peary was born May 6, 1856, in Cresson, Pennsylvania, an industrial town in the Allegheny Mountains.
   • Robert Peary had a side hustle as a taxidermist. Peary enjoyed a childhood spent outdoors playing sports and studying natural history. After graduating from college with a degree in civil engineering, Peary moved to his mother's hometown of Fryeburg, Maine, to work as a county surveyor.
   • Before he went to the North Pole, Robert Peary went to Nicaragua. In 1881, Peary was commissioned by the Navy Civil Engineer Corps, which made him a naval officer with a rank equivalent to lieutenant.
   • Robert Peary met Matthew Henson in a Washington, D.C. hat shop. Though some details of the encounter differ, Peary met his eventual polar partner Matthew Henson at B.H.

8. daily.jstor.org › the-first-black-american-toThe First Black American to Reach the North Pole - JSTOR Daily

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   Oct 16, 2023 · On April 6, 1909, six men and forty dogs stood on a sheet of sea ice floating 413 nautical miles off the coast of Greenland. Their faces were raw after driving at break-neck speed for five days to reach their objective before supplies dried up. They’d made it to the North Pole.

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   How did Robert Peary reach the North Pole?

   • On April 6, 1909, American explorer Robert Peary accomplishes a long elusive dream, when he, assistant Matthew Henson and four Inuits reach what they determine to be the North Pole. Decades after Peary’s death, however, navigational errors in his travel log surfaced, placing the expedition in all probability a few miles short of its goal.

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   Who is Robert Peary?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Robert Peary (born May 6, 1856, Cresson, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 20, 1920, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Arctic explorer usually credited with leading the first expedition to reach the North Pole in 1909.

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   Who accompanied Robert Peary to the Arctic?

   • The shop's owner recommended his clerk, Henson, who surely impressed Peary with his years of experience on ships. Henson accompanied Peary to Nicaragua and on every Arctic expedition thereafter, including the successful North Pole excursion in 1908-1909. 5. Robert Peary made seven trips to the Arctic.

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   Did Frederick Cook and Robert Peary discover the North Pole?

   • Frederick Cook and Robert Peary both claimed they discovered the North Pole. AGIP / Rue des Archives / The Granger Collection, New York On September 7, 1909, readers of the New York Times awakened to a stunning front-page headline: "Peary Discovers the North Pole After Eight Trials in 23 Years."

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10. prologue.blogs.archives.gov › 2022/04/06 › mysteryMystery of the Arctic Ice: Who was First to the North Pole

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    Apr 6, 2022 · His first attempt to the North Pole was in 1898, during the sixth Peary expedition, which was then followed by a second attempt in 1905. Each failed expedition taught Peary and his crew how to navigate the ever-changing, fluid landscape until he believed that he finally reached his goal in 1909.