Matthew Henson was born to Black sharecroppers a year after the Civil War ended. At age 13, he became a cabin boy on a frigate to China. And at age 43, there’s a good chance he “discovered” the North Pole.
If you count historical success by cities and controversy, Columbus has the edge. But if you liken it in square miles, late bloomer Amerigo Vespucci wins by two continents!
The next time you see a Mercedes on the highway, think of Bertha Benz, the daring woman who, at age 39, saved her husband’s radical invention by making the world’s first road trip when no roads existed!
What do a conservationist John Muir, kayaker Ed Earle, and policeman Ron Charles have in common? A propensity to hit their stride later in life and a unique attraction to cold water.
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