100 years ago today, Robert F Scott arrived at the South Pole, struggling to hang on, only to realize Amundsen had reached the Pole first, beating him by a month. This picture is of Scott & his men at the South Pole, taken by using a piece of string to operate the camera. All 5 perished months later on their return journey with only 11 miles left to go to reach their food cache, some say partially of a broken heart. Tonight we'll have a small ceremony to honor these men and their bravery and achievements. They paved the way for those of us here today.
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