Roosevelt also contributed the introduction to Peary's book about his successful quest for the North Pole. 12. Robert Peary met his nemesis, Frederick Cook, more than a decade before their feud began.

In 1908, he claimed to have discovered the North Pole, but was denounced by fellow explorer Robert E. Peary, who later received credit for accomplishing the feat in 1909." Bettmann/Getty ...

American Commander Robert Peary, his assistant Matthew Henson, and four Inuit men arrived at what was, according to Peary's reading of his sextant, exactly 90 degrees north latitude.

1909: American explorer Robert Peary claims to have reached the geographic North Pole on this date. If true, it makes him the first person to attain "the Big Nail" (the English translation of the ...

Robert E. Peary stands with his sled dogs after returning from the North Pole expedition of 1909. ... Peary at the North Pole cheering the "Stars and Stripes", 1908-1909, ...

Robert Peary claimed to have reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909 — a feat recognized by the National Geographic Society and a congressional committee's research panels. Facebook Twitter ...

Explorer Robert Peary did reach the North Pole on his 1909 expedition, according to a yearlong study released Monday by navigation experts and sponsored by the National Geographic Society, which he… ...

Peary, 52, was a naval officer born in Cresson, Pa., and he had been trying to reach the pole for 23 years. Henson, a 42-year-old African American, had accompanied Peary on the last four of his ...

In 1909, a young American, Ross Marvin, was helping Robert Peary on his last North Pole expedition. Marvin did not survive. He supposedly fell through a crack in the sea ice and drowned.

1909: American explorer Robert Peary claims to have reached the geographic North Pole on this date. If true, it makes him the first person to attain "the Big Nail" (the English translation of the ...

I n 1909, a young American, Ross Marvin, was helping Robert Peary on his last North Pole expedition. Marvin did not survive. He supposedly fell through a crack in the sea ice and drowned.