On this day in 1909, Matthew Henson reached the North Pole, planting the American flag.
On this day in 1909 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today April 6, 2024 April 6, 1909 Matthew Henson arrived ahead of the Admiral Peary Expedition to plant the American flag at the North Pole. Matthew Henson reached the North Pole, planting the American flag. Traveling with the Admiral Peary Expedition, Henson reportedly reached the North Pole almost 45 minutes before Peary and the rest of the men.
In 1937, he became the first African-American life member of The Explorers Club. Seven years later, he received the Peary Polar Expedition Medal and was received at the White House by President Truman and later President Eisenhower. “There can be no vision to the the horizon of whose vision is limited by the bounds of self,” he said. “But the great things of the world, the great accomplishments of the world, have been achieved by … high ideals and … great visions.
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