On this day in 1866, Matthew Alexander Henson, the first person to reach the geographic North Pole, was born in Maryland in the United States.

Learn about his friendship with Arctic explorer, Robert Peary, and how ego and prejudice ruined their intimate friendship.

Today is August 8, 2020.

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