August 8th is Matthew Henson Day!!!"Legendary African-American Arctic explorer Matthew Henson was born into poverty, ran away from home and went to sea at age 12. Yet he grew up to become a famous American hero whose long term partnership with Robert E. Peary allowed them to discover the North Pole in 1909." Thank you Mr. Henson for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about Matthew Henson. :-)
http://www.matthewhenson.com/index4.htm
"I think I'm the first man to sit on top of the world." - Matthew Henson
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