The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

The Cold, Hard Truth, Pt 1

5/19/2020

On September 7th, 1909, The New York Times announced that Robert Peary was the first person to ever reach The North Pole. But a week earlier, The New York Herald had said the same thing about Frederick Cook. Only one of them could be right, but which one? And how could you tell for certain?
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Music by:
Blue Dot Sessions
Lee Rosevere
Kevin MacLeod
Lakey Inspired
Jazz Duets

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The Airship

5/5/2020

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In December of 1909, the vice president of a Worcester Massachusetts steamfitting company decided he wanted to fly. This is his story.
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Lee Rosevere
Kevin MacLeod
Gilbert Vinter
The President's Own Marine Band

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