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Was the USS Monitor the most revolutionary technological development of the American Civil War?

Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett: First to Fly over the North Pole

The Fokker Trimotor Josephine Ford survived mishaps and beat fierce competition to be the first aircraft to fly over the North Pole, carrying Richard E. Byrd into history.

THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY

Corps of Discovery: Long March of Lewis and Clark
For 28 arduous and danger-filled months, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the longest armed reconnaissance in military history.

The Corps of Discovery: After the Expedition

THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY

Sacagawea: Assisted the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Details of her life remain sketchy, and the time and place of her death are still debated, but the young Indian woman who assisted Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their great journey west has a secure place in history.

JOHN WESLEY POWELL

John Wesley Powell: Mapping the Colorado River
In 1869, John Wesley Powell defied the myth of the Colorado River's invincibility and led the first expedition to navigate through the Grand Canyon.

THE ASTORIA EXPEDITION

Marie Dorion and The Astoria Expedition
The only woman on the 1811-12 overland expedition led by Wilson Price Hunt, Marie Dorion endured more hardships than a more famous female Indian traveler, Sacagawea.

MACMILLAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION

Richard E. Byrd and the 1925 MacMillan Arctic Expedition
The MacMillan Arctic Expedition marked the first productive use of aircraft in Arctic exploration by Americans and brought Richard Byrd into the national limelight.

NORTH POLE EXPEDITION

Roald Amundsen and the 1925 North Pole Expedition
Over the vast, frozen wastes of the Artic is the last place anyone would want his airplane to quit.

ARTIC EXPEDITION

Swedish-Led Artic Expedition in a Balloon Led to a Tragic End
It took 30 years to learn the fate of the first expedition to fly across the North Pole.

MEXICAN EXPEDITION

Mexican Expedition: 1st Aero Squadron in Pursuit of Pancho Villa
Taking part in Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing's 1916 Mexican expedition was a learning experience for the U.S. Army's first air arm -- mainly in regard to its own deficiencies.

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