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Podcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class
Episode: SYMHC Classics: S.A. Andrée and the 1897 North Pole Balloon Mission
Description: This 2015 episode cover the expedition efforts of Andrée, who hoped to succeed in reaching the North Pole where others had failed by doing it by air. With a seemingly endless positivity, he and two other men hoped to earn bragging rights for Sweden by reaching the pole. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.