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
Matthew Henson. On April 6, 1909, Matthew Henson stood atop the world with Robert Peary as co-discoverer of the North Pole. When Henson descended from the frigid north his reception was distinctly cool, even in contrast to Peary's less than wholesale embrace by the American public.