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I think I'm the first man to sit on top of the world.
Matthew Henson
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I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.
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Matthew Henson
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Born:
August 8, 1866
Died:
March 9, 1955
(aged 88)
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Matthew Alexander Henson was the first African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions.
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