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Matthew Alexander Henson reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909, with Robert E. Peary and four Polar Eskimos: Ooqueah, Ootah, Egingwah, and Seegloo. Born August 8, 1866, and dying March 5, 1955, he is identified as co-discoverer of the North Pole. He said, “The lure of the Arctic is tugging at my heart. To me the trail is calling! The old trail - the trail that is always new.” His beloved wife was Lucy Ross Henson.
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