Commander Richard Byrd is shown in 1925 in his Arctic garb. He is holding his invention of a sundial compass which enabled him to determine the position of the Pole. (AP) Perspective by John Kelly I ...

Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd worried in Antarctica last week. The work of his two-year expedition had gone as far as practicable. He had made several successful exploratory flights. Dr. Laurence ...

Follow Admiral Richard E. Byrd from his childhood in Virginia to extreme environments. Admiral Byrd: Forged on Ice is a one-hour documentary that follows Admiral Richard E. Byrd from his childhood in ...

When Admiral Richard Byrd’s ships set sail from New York to Antarctica in 1928, one carried some unexpected cargo: William Gawronski. The life of the then-17-year-old is recounted in “The Stowaway: A ...

On May 9, 1926, famed American explorer Richard Byrd took off from the Norwegian Arctic island of Spitsbergen along with his pilot, Floyd Bennett, in an attempt to be the first to fly to the North ...