American explorer who, with Matthew Henson, claimed to have been the first to reach the north pole of the Earth. The claim is, however, under dispute.
Robert Peary was born on 6 May, 1856
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iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus released
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iOS 6 released
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Andrew Wiles gets idea to prove Fermat’s last theorem
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Emoticons first appearance in the digital world
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