In the early hours of May 12, 1926, the navigator of the Norge cried “Here we are!” The airship had reached the North Pole.

These are the events and people that shaped the history of travel, from early pilgrimages and the Age of Discovery, to the advent of air travel and modern space exploration.

While many attempts had been made to reach the Arctic and Antarctic, it wasn’t until 1911 that Norwegian Roald Amundsen became ... but after a tragic Air France crash in 2000 which killed ...

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Whether it’s braving the elements and trekking to the South Pole like Roald Amundsen in 1911 or exploring one of the ... Mount Erebus was the site of the tragic 1979 Air New Zealand crash, which ...

Karen Kylleso accomplished the feat overnight between Monday and Tuesday, 114 years after fellow Norwegian and polar explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.

Karen Kylleso accomplished the feat overnight between Monday and Tuesday, 114 years after fellow Norwegian and polar explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is bringing a giant dose of whimsy to Stratford-upon-Avon, announcing a new adaptation of Roald Dahl‘s “The BFG” as its marquee family production.

Roald Amundsen got there first. In 1917, the United States bought 50 of the Virgin Islands in the West Indies from Denmark for $25 million. In 1920, Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman, having been ...