On April 6, 1909, Matthew Henson stood atop the world with Robert Peary as co-discoverer of the North Pole. When Henson descended from the frigid north his reception was distinctly cool, even in ...

There are plenty of big differences between the third and fourth planets from the sun, but Earth and Mars do have plenty in common as well — polar ice caps among them. When the likes of Robert Peary ...

Matthew Henson had two helpers called Ootah and Seeglo ... I think Peary is taking the picture, at the North Pole, which, again, moved about and they were the first explorers to get there.