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Deseret News archives: Adm. Richard Byrd set sail for Antarctica in 1928

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on Aug. 25, 1928, announcing the start of Admiral Richard Byrd's expedition to Antarctica.
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Little America aerial exploration in the Antarctic, the flight to the South Pole by Richard Evelyn Byrd, with 74 illustrations and maps

NPG copy 39088008417768 is not first edition. NPG copy 39088008417768 includes National Geographic Society map (folded) of "The Antarctic regions" dated c1932, inserted. Contents Notes from a journal ...
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The Sand Creek Massacre; first airplane flight over the South Pole: Today in history, Nov. 29

On Nov. 29, 1864, a Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal members, killing an estimated 230 people. Also on this date: In 1929, Navy Lt. Cmdr.
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A Century Ago, an Explorer and His Pilot Claimed to Be the First People to Fly Over the North Pole. Here’s Why Experts Doubt That Achievement

Explorer Richard Byrd (left) and pilot Floyd Bennett (right) wearing fur parkas, circa 1926 Bettmann via Getty Images On May 9, 1926, two naval aviators, explorer Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett, ...