Roald Amundsen

The 100th anniversary of the Norge’s flight over the North Pole

The Norge on May 11, 1926, as it ascends to fly over the North Pole.

by Buddy Levy

May 11th-12th marks the 100th anniversary of the first fully documented flight to…
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Lincoln Ellsworth—American Polar Explorer (Part II)

by Buddy Levy

In Part I published previously on The History Reader, author…
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Lincoln Ellsworth—American Polar Explorer & Hero of the First Airplane Flight to the North Pole

Ellsworth (left) and Amundsen posing in Nome after their triumphant transpolar flight. (National Library of Norway)

by Buddy Levy

When one thinks of the great American polar explorers in history, names like…
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