1992 Event Galileo spacecraft passes North Pole of Moon (Peary Crater) 1988 Event Black pole explorer M Henson buried next to R Peary in Arlington 1985 Death Harold Peary, actor (Herb-Blondie, Willy), dies of heart attack at 76 1955 Death Matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88 1920 Death Robert E Peary, U.S. pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63 1909 Event Word received, Admiral Peary discovers North Pole 5 months earlier 1909 Event North Pole reached by Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson 1908 Event Robert Peary's expedition sails from New York City for north pole 1856 Birthday Robert Edwin Peary, U.S., arctic explorer, North Pole-Apr 6 1909
