A fuselage is the body of an aircraft, which houses passengers, cargo, and pilots. The aerodynamics of a fuselage are typically...
Matthew Henson, a black man, became the first American to set foot on the North Pole
In 1906, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt awarded Robert E. Peary the Hubbard Medal for reaching the farthest point north, 175 miles (282 kilometers) from the Pole. Henson and Peary first met in Washington D.C. in 1887, as Peary prepared for an expedition to Nicaragua. Henson was working as a store clerk when Peary hired him as a valet.