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Matthew Henson at the North Pole
On April 6, 1909, Robert Peary and Matthew Henson planted an American flag at the North Pole alongside four Inuit men. But who reached the site first?
米国の世界探検、なぜ成功できたか
米国は建国当初から、世界とその先の探検の先駆者であり続けてきた。例えば「発見隊」の北米大陸横断、ピアリー・ヘンソン探検隊の北極点到達、そして「アポロ11号」の月面着陸ミッションが挙げられる。 これらの成功の要因は何か。不屈の精神と、決意、粘り強さが不可欠だったのは明らかだ。だが極めて重要な役割を果たしたのは、米国社会に特有の二つの要因だ。これらの要因は、今後何十年間にもわたって米国の探検活動を形作る公算が大きい。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
The Secret to America’s Success in Exploring the World
A look at some notable expeditions reveals a lot about how the country has gone where nobody had gone before Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar-module pilot on the first moon landing. NASA “USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. From the nation’s earliest days, Americans have been leaders in exploring the world and beyond.
The Secret to America’s Success in Exploring the World
A look at some notable expeditions reveals a lot about how the country has gone where nobody had gone before Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar-module pilot on the first moon landing. NASA From the nation’s earliest days, Americans have been leaders in exploring the world and beyond. Consider, for instance, the Corps of Discovery’s journey across the continent, the Peary-Henson expedition to the North Pole, and the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. What explains these successes?
The Top 15 Leadership Books of 2024
Leadership comes in many forms. Of course, you have your bosses, your managers, your C-suite executives… But parents, school teachers, and sports coaches are leaders, too. So what does it mean to lead well? In search of an answer, we turn to the latest nonfiction books. Every season, our curators Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Daniel Pink, and Adam Grant pick two exciting reads to share with Next Big Idea Club members.
New library books
These works of exploration and adventure are newly available through the Allen County Public Library.
The Forgotten Black Explorers Who Transformed Americans' Understanding of the Wilderness
History | Esteban, York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuries Every summer, millions of Americans flock to the United States’ 63 national parks. Federally protected wilderness areas offer people the chance to explore a wide variety of terrain, from the vibrant canyons of the Southwest to the imposing mountains of the West Coast. Today, these public lands often represent an escape for Americans, 81 percent of whom live in cities.
The Forgotten Black Explorers Who Transformed Americans' Understanding of the Wilderness
3 hours ago We are in the most admired car in the world’s most beautiful city, a vintage light blue Fiat 500 that’s been reborn as a convertible electric vehicle. People cheer and applaud as we drive past, as if we were heroes riding in a triumph through the streets of Rome. “Che carina!” (How cute). “Spacca!” …
What a Young John Muir Learned In the Wisconsin Wilderness
John Muir harbored a different perspective of the American wilderness than most. Born in 1838 in Dunbar, a small coastal town in southeastern Scotland, Muir wrote in his memoir that he “was fond of everything that was wild” in his native country. His hometown overlooked red sandstone cliffs, sandy beaches, and the dark gray waters of the North Sea.
USIH2019: Know Before You Go
We are looking forward to seeing you at The New School for the 2019 Society for U.S. Intellectual History Conference from November 7-10, 2019. Below, you can find important information about the event. Our social media hashtag is #USIH2019 and you can follow the USIH Twitter account for news: @Ideas_History. CONFERENCE PROGRAM: Please see our program book here: https://s-usih.org/2019/08/s-usih-2019-conference-schedule/ Physical copies will be available at the registration desk.
Perspective | Why we should remember 1619
Enslaved Africans were brought to Jamestown. Their descendants have led the fight for freedom. Lakeika Davis and Kelly Preston-Davis, of Durham, North Carolina, visit the 1619 exhibit at the Hampton History Museum, commemorating the 400-year anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans on the coast of Virginia, in Hampton, Virginia, U.S., July 28, 2019. Picture taken July 28, 2019. (REUTERS/Michael A.
Opinion | 150 Cheers for the 14th Amendment (Published 2018)
By Amanda Bellows Dr. Bellows is a historian. July 8, 2018 Credit...Illustration by Najeebah Al-Ghadban; Photographs by LPETTET via Getty Images, and Library of Congress Why are some events forgotten while others loom large in national memory? The Civil War, the deadliest American conflict, is a formative part of our history. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Mathew Brady’s photographs of soldiers remain etched in the public consciousness.
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