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    Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to the Arctic...
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    She has said that North Pole explorer Matthew Henson was "the brother of [her] great-great-grandfather." Henson graduated from Oxon Hill High School in...
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    Harlem. Much of her life was occupied as the wife and later the widow of Matthew Henson. She spoke about his work, represented him at events, and preserved...
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  • Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin". A descendant of Josiah Henson, Matthew Henson, was also from Southern Maryland and he was one of the first people...
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    clothing store where he met 21-year-old Matthew Henson, a black man working as a sales clerk. Learning that Henson had six years of seagoing experience as...
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  • Jane Ann Henson (née Nebel; June 16, 1934 – April 2, 2013) was an American puppeteer and co-founder of Muppets, Inc. with her husband Jim Henson. Jane Ann...
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    The Matthew Henson Residence is a historic apartment residence at 246 West 150th Street in Manhattan, New York City. Apartment 3F in this building is where...
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    Matthew Henson State Park is a publicly owned greenway with recreational features that runs along Turkey Branch, a tributary of Rock Creek, in Montgomery...
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    James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, actor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the...
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    was asked to recreate the 1908–1909 expedition by Robert Peary and Matthew Henson, which reached what was believed at the time to be the Geographic North...
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    Fridtjof Nansen, Robert Falcon Scott, George W. DeLong, Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, and Roald Amundsen. Pemmican has traditionally been made using whatever...
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  • Henson is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Adam Henson (born 1966), British television presenter Ant Henson (born 1989)...
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  • Retrieved November 12, 2006. "Chronology of Henson's life". Retrieved November 12, 2006. "Matthew Henson". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved November...
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    June 2020 20:10:46 F9 B5 B1060.1 Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 GPS III-03 (Matthew Henson) 4,311 kg (9,504 lb) MEO U.S. Space Force Success Success (JRTI) Payload...
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  • busing program was abolished due to a settlement in federal court. Matthew Henson Elementary School was previously in the CDP. It was scheduled to close...
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    Emory Lane bikeways were created. The Matthew Henson Trail is a 4.2-mile-long paved trail through Matthew Henson State Park from Rock Creek to Alderton...
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  • Jim Henson Idea Man is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Ron Howard, about puppeteer Jim Henson. It premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival...
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    USNS Henson (T-AGS-63) is a Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship. It is the fourth ship in the class. Henson is named after Matthew Henson, who...
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    who claimed to have reached the Pole on 6 April 1909, accompanied by Matthew Henson and four Inuit men, Ootah, Seeglo, Egingwah, and Ooqueah. However, Peary's...
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    Elden Henson (born Elden Ryan Ratliff, August 30, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Fulton Reed in The Mighty Ducks trilogy (1992–1996)...
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    Josiah Henson (June 15, 1789 – May 5, 1883) was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, he...
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  • 8% two or more races. J.C. Parks Elementary School Maryland Airport Matthew Henson Middle School Saint Johns Cemetery Saint Johns Chapel "Bryans Road Indian...
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  • Confederate Sentry Jeff Bowser as Captain William Postell Barry Brewer as Matthew Henson James Callis as President Lincoln / Confederate Captain Al Shearer as...
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    as African-American explorer Matthew Henson, in the TV film Glory & Honor, directed by Kevin Hooks. It portrayed Henson's nearly 20-year partnership with...
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  • Morgan, Henry Ford, Stanford White, Harry Kendall Thaw, Admiral Peary, Matthew Henson, and Emma Goldman. The musical had its world premiere in Toronto, where...
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  • (1917–1977) Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965) Dorothy Height (1912–2010) Matthew Henson (1866–1955) Charles Hamilton Houston (1895–1950) Langston Hughes (1901–1967)...
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    (Captain) Robert Sansum Matthew Henson, cabin boy at the age of 12. Went on to accompany Robert Peary in his Arctic explorations. Henson claimed to have been...
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  • Herrington Manor Janes Island Jefferson Patterson Martinak Matapeake Matthew Henson New Germany Newtowne Neck North Point Battlefield North Point Palmer...
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    recorded history to reach the North Pole, accompanied by his employee Matthew Henson and four Inuit men Ootah, Seegloo, Egingway, and Ooqueah. Norwegian...
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    Drew Daniel Henson (born February 13, 1980) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman and National Football League (NFL) quarterback...
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