Richard E. Byrd: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Works about Byrd include Charles J.V. Murphy, Struggle: The Life and Exploits of Commander Richard E. Byrd (1928), a biography; and Richard Montague, Oceans, Poles, and Airmen: The First Flights Over Wide Waters and Desolate Ice (1971), disputing Byrd’s claim that he flew to the North Pole. To the Pole: The Diary and Notebook of Richard E. Byrd, 1925–1927, ed. by Raimund E. Goerler (1998), is Byrd’s handwritten account of his North Pole flight; the book also includes commentary on the controversy over whether Byrd actually reached the Pole.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Library of Virginia - Dictionary of Virginia Biography - Richard Evelyn Byrd. | Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S.Naval Institute - Aviator and Antarctic Adventurer. | May 29, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 07, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 21, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Arctic Institute - The Cold, Cold War: Rear Admiral Richard Byrd, Antarctic Expeditions, and the Evolution of America�s Strategic Interest in the Polar Regions. | Jan 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett: First to Fly over the North Pole. | Nov 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - Richard E. Byrd. | Sep 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: William And Mary Libraries - Scholar Works - Biography of Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd. | Jul 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Virginia Museum of History and Culture - Richard E. Byrd. | Jan 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Explorers - Richard Byrd and His Polar Adventures. | Aug 07, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of Virginia - Dictionary of Virginia Biography - Richard Evelyn Byrd. | Aug 07, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Virginia - Richard E. Byrd. | Aug 30, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Zealand History - Richard E. Byrd's plane on Pipitea Wharf, Wellington. | May 24, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Wickyup (Richard E. Byrd House). | May 24, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Richard E. Byrd. | May 24, 2019 | ||
| Corrected cross-reference. |
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May 26, 2017 | |
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Richard E. Byrd. | Dec 02, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Jun 02, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd. | Apr 08, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Richard E. Byrd. | Nov 12, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 08, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: PBS Online - Alone on the Ice. | Sep 25, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Richard E. Byrd: 1888-1957. | May 12, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 29, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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