Franklin expedition By gman132004 Nov 16, 1845 John Franklin set sail from Britain with 129 men to find the north west passage he had 2 ships Jan 1, 1846 John Torrington dies Nov 17, 1847 First note written Nov 17, 1848 Second note written Nov 17, 1850 Searchers found three graves on Beechey island Nov 17, 1859 Two notes found on King william island Nov 17, 1981 Beetie finds lead in bones from island Aug 17, 1984 Beetie & researchers set up camp on Beechey island and hacked away the ice from John Torrington's body Nov 17, 1984 Owen Beetie went to Beechey island to find evidence Nov 16, 1987 History happens article written by beatrix chronos Sep 17, 2014 HMS Erebus is found Sep 12, 2016 HMS Terror is found
