Date
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Event
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1914, Aug. 9
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Endurance leaves England
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1914, Oct. 9
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Endurance arrives in Buenos Aires
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1914, Nov. 5
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Endurance arrives at South Georgia Island – the whaling station
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1914, Dec. 5
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Endurance leaves South Georgia
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1915, Jan. 19
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Endurance trapped in ice
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1915, Feb. 24
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Shackleton declares the ship a winter station
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1915, May 1 – July 26
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Winter darkness
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1915, Oct. 18-27
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Ice crushes the Endurance, though the men try to save her.
The Endurance is abandoned on October 27.
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1915, Oct. 30-31
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Attempt to march to Paulet Island
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1915, Nov. 1
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Ocean Camp established
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1915, Nov. 21
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The Endurance sinks completely
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1915, Dec. 29
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Patience Camp through April 9, 1916
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1916, Apr. 9
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Set off in three lifeboats
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1916, Apr. 15
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Land on Elephant Island
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1916, Apr. 24
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Shackleton and five men leave on the Caird to seek help on South Georgia.
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1916, May 10
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Shackleton and five men arrive on South Georgia.
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1916, May 19-20
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Shackleton, Worsley, and Crean walk across mountain range
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1916, April 17 – Aug. 30
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Remaining men on Elephant Island living under two lifeboats
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1916, May 23-28
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First rescue attempt
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1916, June 17 - 25
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Second rescue attempt
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1916, July 12 – Aug. 2
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Third rescue attempt
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1916, Aug. 25 - 30
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Fourth rescue attempt succeeds
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1917, May 29
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Shackleton arrives home in England
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1922, Jan. 5
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Shackleton dies while returning to Antarctica, is buried on South Georgia Island
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Your timeline can be a list, a table, or can be on a timeline -- a chart. You can find tools online to make timelines.
By the way: Shackleton was born in 1874.
Married in about 1904.
This example is from Shackleton’s Stowaway by Victoria McKernan -- historical fiction
Married in about 1904.
This example is from Shackleton’s Stowaway by Victoria McKernan -- historical fiction
