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The civil war ends.
Matthew was born right after this time. http://willcountyhistoricalsociety.org/uploads/civil-war-uniforms.jpg -
Matthew is born in maryland
Matthew henson was born right after the civil war, meaning he had to go through some bitter times from former slave owners. http://library.thinkquest.org/10854/media/hensonsm.gif -
Age 7
When Henson turned 7 his mother had died and his father found himself through hard times, not able to care for him anymore. Henson was soon sent to his uncle. http://www.matthewhenson.com/ihesonportait1891.jpg -
Tragedy
Henson's uncle soon after found himself unable to care for him and couldn't send him to his father, for he had died earlier. Henson found himself homeless and jobless until someone took him in and housed him while supplying him a job as well. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dFUsXAeNXOk/TU83YJi8w6I/AAAAAAAABkU/Z2-fvhn8hfQ/s1600/sad_face1.jpg -
Adventure
Henson felt his life needed adveture so he packed up and went to Baltimore to find work at sea. That same year h found work on a ship called the Katie Hines. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8sLLIT7q2VU/TZcU287xFWI/AAAAAAAAFcM/Sktj9EvBYfE/s1600/a1.jpg -
Death of Captain Childs
Henson's dear captain dies, being replaced with a cruel leader instead. Henson didn't want to be treated badly so he decided to leave to go back home. http://19thcenturyartofmourning.com/3%20bed%20graves.JPG -
Working as a store clerk.
Henson takes a job as a servant of Peary and sails to Nicarogua. http://www.openobject.org/modmania/images/d/d0/Index_main.jpg -
Going back to adventure
Henson sails back to the US and henson is offered to go to the Arctic on a second job. http://students.umf.maine.edu/katie.l.thomas/public.www/Oceans%20Webpage/Arctic%20Ocean/climate.jpg -
North Pole
Henson leaves for North Pole expedition. http://interestingtopics.net/storage/21af03195fe91816586b6b9971287124.jpeg -
North Pole found
The northpole was found. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/03/21/science/earth/pole533.jpg -
Lies
Cook says he had found the North Pole before Peary and Henson. http://www.bubblews.com/assets/images/news/709646065_1355182768.gif -
unawarded
Even though Henson went and helped with the expediton only Peary and Bartlett got medals just because of his skin colors. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/image/9/o/gold-award.jpg -
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medal awarded
In 1994 Henson and all of the other people that helped on the expedition finally got medals. http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/willow/decorations-and-medals0.gif -
Death
Matthew Henson died on March 9, 1955. http://image.yaymicro.com/rz_1210x1210/0/9f/celtic-cross-tombstone-9f214.jpg -
He lives on still
In 1961, Henson was awarded with a bronze tablet in remembrance of the great adventure he had went on. https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/496470180/Angel_Logo.JPG
