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January 28, 1944--
Matthew A. Henson, explorer and adventurer, received a medal by Congress on this day for his role in reaching the North Pole. It was America's first official recognition of the explorer who accompanied Naval Admiral Robert Peary on the historic expedition and became the first man to reach the North Pole. When Peary manned his second expedition to the Arctic region in 1891, he took Henson along as a friend. Henson became an expert in handling the equipment, dog sleds and in dealing with the Eskimos. And in 1900, 1902 and 1905 the two made repeated trips to reach the North Pole. In February 1909, they launched another expedition from Cape Sheridan, Greenland. Finally, on April 7,1909, the two men were just 60 miles from their goal, but exhausted and suffering from snow blindness. Despite his condition, Matthew Henson went forth and became the first man to reach the North Pole. He published his account of the expedition in his book, A Negro Explorer at the North Pole.
February 1, 1960--
A Greensboro, NC, protest began the civil rights sit-ins on this day when four Black college students from North Carolina A&T College sat at a "Whites only" lunch counter in a Woolworth's store. Their demonstration touched off similar dramatic sit-ins in nine states, which eventually led to legislation ending segregation in restaurants, theaters and concert halls and led to a broader call for equality in housing, health care and education. The students who conducted the protest, Ezell Blair Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond, were dubbed the "Greensboro Four." On the 40th anniversary of the Greensboro, NC, sit-in, President Bill Clinton marked Black History Month with an observance of the event. In 1994, the Smithsonian Institution of American History housed an 8-foot section of the counter, four stools, a soda fountain, pie case and other articles from the historic Woolworth's store in Greensboro. The Woolworth Corporation donated the items.
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