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April 1909: Members of the expedition led by US naval commander Robert Peary, at the North Pole; (from left to right: Oogueah, Ootah, Henson, Equinquah and Seegloo). They are the first to reach it. Peary made 8 Arctic expeditions in total. (Photo by Robert Peary/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

April 1909:  Members of the expedition led by US naval commander Robert Peary, at the North Pole; (from left to right: Oogueah, Ootah, Henson, Equinquah and Seegloo). They are the first to reach it. Peary made 8 Arctic expeditions in total.  (Photo by Robert Peary/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)