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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus,
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Who reached the RoaldAmundsenwasthefirstmantoreach
both the North and South Poles
SouthPolefirst?
Sophie Turner, Warminster
This accolade goes to Roald
Amundsen. The Norwegian explorer
reached the southernmost point
ofthesurfaceoftheEarthwith
hisfourcompanionsinDecember
1911. The last unexplored continent,
many European nations registered
an interest in achieving the feat but
by1911ithadboileddowntotwo
countries: Norway and Britain. The
experienced campaigner beat a British
teamledbyRobertFalconScott,
whose ‘Terra Nova Expedition’ arrived
33 days after Amundsen, and despite WhowastheotherUSpresident
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make it out of the freezing Antarctic.

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O Spanish-American War ends O Rudyard Kipling wins Nobel Prize O Edward VIII abdicates O The 300 million Yen
withtheTreatyofParis The Jungle Book author is awarded the In what is still an anomaly in robbery
Representatives from both countries accolade for literature for “consideration the British monarchy, King Four employees of a Tokyo
meet in the French capital to discuss of the power of observation, originality Edward VIII gives up the bank are tricked into getting
peace terms. The treaty is signed of imagination, virility of ideas and throne less than a year into out of a company car leading to
andtheUSAacquiresthePhilippines, remarkable talent for narration, which his reign after falling in love their vehicle and its 300 million
Puerto Rico and Guam while Spain characterise the creations of this world- with American divorcee Yen to be stolen. The heist is
relinquishes its claim to Cuba. famous author.” Wallis Simpson. the largest in Japanese history.

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