1. By Justin And
Zenon

2. Contributions to Our
World
 Matthew Henson was the first person
to go to the North Pole.

3. •Wrote a book called Negro at the North Pole.
•In 1908 he went to the North Pole.
•He reached the North Pole 45 minutes before one of his
fellow explorers.

4. Question for Matthew
Henson
How hard was it to go to
the North Pole?

5. Timeline
He was born in 1866.
First man to reach the
North Pole in 1908.
He died in 1955.

6. Resources
World Book Online
PebbleGo
Fact monster