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The Transglobe Expedition (1979–1982) was the first expedition to make a longitudinal (north–south) circumnavigation of the Earth using only surface transport. British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes led a team, including Oliver Shepard and Charles R. Burton, that attempted to follow the Greenwich meridian over both land and water.
He then left the cabin and went further north down the Little Missouri River, where he constructed his new Elkhorn Ranch cabin, where he spent most of his time. In 1901, at the dawn of the 20th century, Theodore Roosevelt became the nation's 26th president and ultimately one of its greatest conservationists.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, pictured outside Dover Castle. The following is a list of lists of notable centenarians by categorized occupation (people who lived to be or are currently living at 100 years or more of age) that are therein known for reasons other than just longevity
103: Italian mathematician [162] Pelageia Yakovlevna Polubarinova Kochina: 1899–1999: 100: Russian mathematician [163] Martin Pope: 1918–2022: 103: American chemist and educator [164] G. Baley Price: 1905–2006: 101: American mathematician [165] Maria Matilde Principi: 1915–2017: 102: Italian entomologist [166] Elsie Quarterman: 1910 ...
The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity.For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians.
Peary made his way to Bowdoin College, some 36 mi (58 km) to the north, where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. [4] He was also part of the rowing team. [4] He graduated in 1877 with a civil engineering degree. [4] [5] From 1878 to 1879, Peary lived in Fryeburg, Maine. During that time ...
The claim by Peary's team to have reached the North Pole was widely debated in newspapers at the time, as was the competing claim by Frederick Cook. [11] The National Geographic Society as well as the Naval Affairs Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives both credited Peary's team with having reached the North Pole. [ 11 ]
Aloha Wanderwell (Idris Galcia Hall née Welsh, October 13, 1906 – June 4, 1996) was a Canadian explorer, author, filmmaker, and aviator. Beginning when she was 16 years old, she became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, driving a Ford 1918 Model T over a five year period (1922–1927).