On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1926, two men set their sights on the same prize: the North Pole. Roald Amundsen took to the air in the Norge, a giant hydrogen airship, while Richard Byrd climbed into a Fokker trimotor and gambled on speed. Both faced bitter cold, unreliable machines, and a wilderness with no safe landing. What happened over those icebound miles changed the future of exploration and cemented the North Pole as one of the last great frontiers. The History Guy shares the story. 

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<p>On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1926, two men set their sights on the same prize: the North Pole. Roald Amundsen took to the air in the Norge, a giant hydrogen airship, while Richard Byrd climbed into a Fokker trimotor and gambled on speed. Both faced bitter cold, unreliable machines, and a wilderness with no safe landing. What happened over those icebound miles changed the future of exploration and cemented the North Pole as one of the last great frontiers. The History Guy shares the story.&nbsp;</p>
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The 1926 Race to the North Pole and the Explorers Who Risked Everything to Get There

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