Lecture by Roald Amundsen: The Discovery of the South Pole Under the Auspices of The American Geographical Society, The American Museum of Natural History, and The Norwegian National League Subject: The Discovery of the South Pole Additional speakers entered from New York Times article from 1/15/1913. Prof. Osborn read a telegram from Sir Ernest Shackleton expressing his regret that a long-standing engagement prevented him from being present "to offer his most hearty congratulations to Capt. Amundsen on his splendid achievement in the discovery of the south pole." lecture 1913-01-14T20:30:00