was Amundsen a man or a woman? for years i was sure it was a woman. i thought thats what they said in the song Heroes of the Antarctic (Heroes de la Antartida) by Mecano, a spanish band. but recently i thought i heard mention of Amundsen somewhere, and they said "man". so i checked online, and sure enough - a man. but the song wasnt about him. it was about the team that failed. the english, led by Scott, got to the south pole about 21 days after the norwegians. and they all died on their way back.
you can find the grueling story here.
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Wow, you are becoming a blogging machine!!! Three posts in one week! ;) I finally linked you.
And yes, that was a brutal story... and what surprised me the most (funny enough) was the fact that Americans WEREN'T first. :P They dominate so much... I'm really starting to wonder about that. I learned American history in hs in the states... and there wasn't a lot about Americans "losing" (other than the Civil War)... I wonder if this expidition is covered in curriculum history. It should be, I think.
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