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1. facts.net › people › 37-facts-about-john-franklin37 Facts About John Franklin

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   2 days ago · John Franklin was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer, best known for his expeditions to the Arctic. Born in 1786, he embarked on numerous voyages, seeking to chart the Northwest Passage. His most famous journey, however, ended in tragedy. In 1845, Franklin led an expedition with two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, which mysteriously ...

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3. edition.cnn.com › 2024/10/11 › scienceCannibalized remains from Franklin’s lost Arctic expedition ...

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   4 days ago · An engraving shows the end of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition based on a painting by British artist W. Thomas Smith exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1896.

4. www.britannica.com › place › Northwest-Passage-tradeNorthwest Passage | Definition, Explorers, Map, & Facts ...

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   4 days ago · Franklin expedition The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror trapped in ice in Victoria Strait during the doomed Northwest Passage expedition led by Sir John Franklin. (more) It was the Northwest Passage, however, that captured the imagination of many of the world’s famed explorers, including Jacques Cartier , Sir Francis Drake , Sir Martin Frobisher ...

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6. www.myarkansaspbs.org › blog › brief-historyA Brief History of The Northwest Passage | Arkansas PBS

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   5 days ago · With the world at peace, England again turned to exploration and treasure seeking. In May of 1845, Sir John Franklin set sail for the passage with 24 officers and 110 men aboard two ships. Those ships – the Terror and Errebus – were former war vessels, steel hulls and all.

7. www.wishtv.com › lifestyle › offbeat‘It went horribly wrong’: DNA analysis sheds light on lost ...

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   4 days ago · The Royal Navy vessel and its sister ship, the HMS Terror, had been under the command of Sir John Franklin, who led the voyage to explore unnavigated areas of the Northwest Passage.

8. www.britannica.com › biography › John-F-KennedyJohn F. Kennedy | Biography, Family, Presidency ...

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   5 days ago · John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises, especially the Cuban missile crisis, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress.

9. broncoswire.usatoday.com › 2024/10/13 › nfl-newsBroncos DL John Franklin-Myers fined $14,069 for poking ...

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   3 days ago · Denver Broncos defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers was fined $14,069 by the NFL on Saturday after he poked Las Vegas Raiders offensive lineman Dylan Parham in the eye during last week’s game. ...