President Roosevelt bidding Peary God Speed.
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At Oyster Bay, July, 1908, on his dash for the pole, which terminated successfully April 8th, 1909, Dr. Frederick A. Cook electrified the world with the announcement that he had planted the stars and stripes at the pole April 21st, 1908, and five days later the world was again electrified by the announcement that Commander R. E. Peary had also attained the goal.
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