23 June 1940 Henry Larsen began the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Henry Larsen (explorer), article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Larsen_(explorer)

TAKE IT FROM DAY TO DAY  - Stan Rogers       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQRzIJcPMNs