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KF5JRV > TODAY 03.05.24 05:38z 21 Lines 1187 Bytes #1 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Today in History - May 03
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A ski-modified U.S. Air Force C-47 piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph O. Fletcher of Oklahoma and Lieutenant Colonel William
P. Benedict of California is among the first aircraft to land on the North Pole. A moment later, Fletcher climbed out of the pl
ane and walked to the exact geographic North Pole, probably the first person in history to do so.
In the early 20th century, American explorers Robert Peary and Dr. Frederick Cook, both claiming to have separately reached the
North Pole by land, publicly disputed each other’s claims. In 1911, Congress formally recognized Peary’s claim. In recent year
s, further studies of the conflicting claims suggest that neither expedition reached the exact North Pole, but that Peary came
far closer, falling perhaps 30 miles short. In 1952, Lieutenant Colonel Fletcher was the first person to undisputedly stand on
the North Pole. Standing alongside Fletcher on the top of the world was Dr. Albert P. Crary, a scientist who in 1961 traveled t
o the South Pole by motorized vehicle, becoming the first person in history to have stood on both poles.
73 de Scott KF5JRV
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