Matthew Henson
The US flag was first planted at the North Pole on April 6, 1969, during the “Operation Deep Freeze II” mission led by the US Navy. The mission was part of efforts to establish a presence in the Arctic region during the Cold War.
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The North Pole Craze - 1909 was released on: USA: 7 October 1909
Matthew Henson, followed by four Eskimos pulling Robert Peary on a sled (his feet were frostbitten.) Henson out ran them all, becoming the first man in the world to reach the North Pole. Peary handed him the American Flag, which he planted at the site, in the snow.
Dr. Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan planted an Indian national flag on April 23 1985.
The second flag planted at the South Pole was by the Soviet Union during the 1959 Soviet Antarctic Expedition. The team reached the South Pole on January 17, 1959, and planted their flag alongside the flag left by the original 1911 expedition led by Roald Amundsen.
Robert E. Peary reached the North Pole.
Matthew Henson got to the North Pole in 1909
There isn't a flag for the North Pole.
An American flag was placed in the North Pole by Robert Peary, in 1909. Along the way he also left pieces of another flag. He is the only person to be honored for cutting the American flag.
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