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    Matthew Henson left home at age 12 to work on ships. In 1887, he was recruited by explorer Robert Peary and spent the next 20 years assisting Peary on numerous Arctic expeditions. Their most notable achievement was reaching the North Pole on April 6, 1909, making Henson and Peary the first people to reach the North Pole.

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    Matthew Henson left home at age 12 to work on ships. In 1887, he was recruited by explorer Robert Peary and spent the next 20 years assisting Peary on numerous Arctic expeditions. Their most notable achievement was reaching the North Pole on April 6, 1909, making Henson and Peary the first people to reach the North Pole.

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    Matthew Henson left home at age 12 to work on ships. In 1887, he was recruited by explorer Robert Peary and spent the next 20 years assisting Peary on numerous Arctic expeditions. Their most notable achievement was reaching the North Pole on April 6, 1909, making Henson and Peary the first people to reach the North Pole.

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    1868

    At 12 years old, Matthew Henson leaves home and travels to Baltimore Maryland. He
    enlists as a Cabin Boy on the Katie Hines

    1887
    While working in a shop, Matthew Henson is recruited on a survey in Nicaragua by
    Commander Robert E. Peary, an explorer

    1890-1891
    Henson spends months with Peary in Greenland exploring unmapped regions

    1906
    Peary and Henson set the record for the furthest northern point while trying to
    reach the pole, but are forced back by weather

    April 6, 1909
    Henson and Peary become the first people to reach the North Pole

    1937-1938
    Henson is elected to be a member of the Explorers Club while having a glacier named
    after him.

    May 9th, 1865


    The Union Wins the civil war, outlawing African American slavery

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