If Robert Peary's expedition was indeed the first to reach the North Pole, then his companion, Matthew Henson, was the first person to stand at the northernmost point on the planet.
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If Robert Peary's expedition was indeed the first to reach the North Pole, then his companion, Matthew Henson, was the first person to stand at the northernmost point on the planet.
The post He was the black polar explorer who almost discovered the North Pole first appeared on 24.hu.