Ella's Antarctica Timeline By ella.mclachlan1 May 27, 1773 Captain James Cook and his crew became the first men tocross the Antarctic circle. May 27, 1821 John Davis became arguably the first person to land on the continent. May 27, 1823 John Weddell went the farthest south into the Antarctic, which is why the Weddell sea bears his name. May 27, 1901 Scott and Shackleton and three other men attempted to walk to the South Pole and were unsuccessful. May 27, 1902 Scott and Shackleton and three other men attempted to walk to the South Pole and were unsuccssful. May 27, 1911 Race to the South Pole! The first successful trip was led by Amundsen. May 27, 1911 A British trip to the South Pole was led by Scott. He got there second. May 27, 1912 Scott died on his way back to his ship. May 27, 1914 On December 8th, Shackleton's crew reaches the Weddell sea.