Matthew Henson's Final Attempt to Reach the North Pole

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
6th Jul, 1908	The Roosevelt leaves New York.	The Roosevelt left New York on their way to Cape Sheridan to start their expedition.
7th Jul, 1908	Oyster Bay	At Oyster Bay, New York, President Theodore Roosevelt came on board to wish them luck.
5th Sep, 1908	Cape Sheridan	The Roosevelt arrived at Cape Sheridan, Matt had to train the new men in dog driving, igloo building, and survival. He made the sledges and the alcohol stoves.
1st Feb, 1909	Ready to go to the North Pole	The men were ready to go to the North Pole. Each man took a special possesion. Each sledge carried 450 pounds of supplies, enough to last one man- 50 days.
28th Feb, 1909	Heading Out	Bartlett and Borup left Cape Columbia to pioneer the trail.
1st Mar, 1909	Matthew's Turn	Matthew Henson waited for Peary's command to go and then he took off to the North Pole.
4th Mar, 1909	Meeting Up Again!	Henson and Pearyt caught up with Bartlett on the Big Lead. They were stuck there, because it hadn't frozen over yet.
5th Mar, 1909	Still Waiting	Matt saw the sun finally. The weather was perfect, but they still could not cross the Big Lead.
11th Mar, 1909	Get Across!!!!	The Big Lead finally froze over, and the men got across.
26th Mar, 1909	See you later, Ross Marvin!	It was Ross Marvin's turn to go back, he wished Matt good luck getting to the pole.
29th Mar, 1909	Bartlett Jumps to Safety!	Peary and Henson caught up to Bartlett. Bartlett was caught on an ice floe, when the ice cracked, and was floating away. Thankfully, he was quick enough to jump to safety.
1st Apr, 1909	Bartlett's Turn to Go Back!	Bartlett had to go back. He was disappointed, but he understood why Matt should be the one to continue on. Henson and Peary repaired the sledges, and prepared to go on.
2nd Apr, 1909	Peary Leads the Way!	Robert Peary started out on foot in front of Matthew Henson. Matt saw the full moon and the sun in the sky at the same time.
3rd Apr, 1909	Matt's Dangerous Moment	Matthew Henson fell into the freezing Arctic water and Ootah saved his life.
6th Apr, 1909	Almost There!!!	At noon when Peary took measurements he was three miles from the North Pole- Top of the World was so close.
8th Apr, 1909	Planting the Stars and Stripes	More Information on Matthew HensonMatthew Henson took four more measurements before declding that they had finally reached the North Pole. The men took pictures with the United States flag.
23rd Apr, 1909	Back to the Roosevelt	Information on Matthew HensonAfter finally reaching the North Pole, Matthew Henson, Robert Peary, and the Eskimos arrived back to Cape Columbia and were able to rellax for the first time in 68 days.