November 29 in American History
American explorer Richard Byrd and his crew became the first to fly an airplane over the South Pole, a feat of navigation and nerve over the most hostile terrain on earth. It capped a era of American exploration that pushed into the poles, the skies, and eventually space.
In 1929: Byrd flies over the South Pole. American explorer Richard Byrd and his crew became the first to fly an airplane over the South Pole, a feat of navigation and nerve over the most hostile terrain on earth.
American explorer Richard Byrd and his crew became the first to fly an airplane over the South Pole, a feat of navigation and nerve over the most hostile terrain on earth. It capped a era of American exploration that pushed into the poles, the skies, and eventually space.
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