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Significant and interesting events that happened on this date in Antarctica's history. Heroic Age pictures and their non-dated stories.
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1841, first fancy dress ball in Antarctica, James Clarke Ross expedition on Erebus and Terror.

1958, end of the (first) International Geophysical Year (IGY).

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Oates was worse in the night and we knew the end had come, he slept hoping not to wake, but woke in the morning. It was blowing a blizzard, he left the tent alone and we have not seen him since. His last words were "I am just going outside and may be some time."

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AM-Reconnaissance determines we will reach the plateau tomorrow! We reckoned on 10 days and should now do it in 4. The work of the last few days, dogs in double teams to pull up steep slopes, moving our stores in relays has paid off. We will ascend the Hebirg glacier to 8000ft

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