On January 28, 1944, Matthew Henson was awarded a joint medal by the U.S. Congress in recognition of his role as co-discoverer of the North Pole. Henson, an African American explorer, was part of the 1909 expedition led by Robert Peary and is now widely acknowledged as a key figure in that historic achievement.
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