Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Roald Amundsen
Born: July 16, 1872
Died: June 18, 1928 (aged 55)
Bio: Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910 12 which was the first to reach the South Pole, on 14 December 1911. In 1926, he was the first expedition leader for the air expedition to the North Pole.
Known for:
- First crossing of the Polar Sea (1927)
- Aan de Zuidpool