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Captain Cook and his crew became the first men to cross the Antarctic Circle.
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John Davis arguably became the first person to land on the continent.
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Scott and Shackleton tried to walk to the continent but were unsuccessful.
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Race to the South Pole! Amundsen was the first successful person to go there.
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Scott died on his way back to his ship.
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Shackleton and his crew sailed from England to Antarctica before WW1 starts.
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A walk across the ice to distant land begins.
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Shackleton returns home to England.
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The first permenant settlement happened.
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The first baby born in Antarctica.