Test By davidreyes87 Dec 1, 1865 Frederick A. Cook born Period: Dec 1, 1870 to Dec 1, 1916 Industrialization in the US Dec 1, 1888 Richard E. Byrd born Dec 1, 1888 George Hubert Wilkins born Dec 1, 1891 Cook volunteers for Peary's Greenland Expedition Dec 1, 1897 Cook joins the Belgian Artic Expedition Dec 1, 1901 Cook joins Erik, Peary/North Pole Relieve Expedition Dec 1, 1903 Cook's 1st expedition to Mt. McKinley Dec 1, 1906 Cook's 2nd expedition to Mt. McKinley Apr 21, 1908 Cook announces he reached North Pole Perry disputes Cook's claim Dec 1, 1908 Cook begins North Pole Expedition Dec 1, 1908 Byrd enters the US Naval Academy Dec 1, 1912 Wilkins photographs the Balkan War Period: Dec 1, 1914 to Dec 1, 1918 World War I