Excel Timeline Template

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Events in the Life of Benjamin Franklin

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Title: Events in the Life of Benjamin Franklin

Mo Day
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17

Born in Boston
(1/17/1706)
Apprentices at Printing Shop
Moves to London
Opens Printing office in PA
Poor Richard: An Almanack
Appointed Postmaster of Phil. PA
Book on Electricity Published in London
Famous Kite Experiment
Elected Pres. of Amer. Phil. Society
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Alliance with France
Treaty of Peace with Great Britain
Sees Montgolfier Brothers 1st to Fly in Balloo
Delegate to Constitutional Convention
Dies in Phil. PA (4/17/1790)

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Label

1706.04654 Born in Boston

1718.00274 (1/17/1706)
Apprentices at Printing S
1724.00274 Moves to London
1728.00274 Opens Printing office in P
1732.00274 Poor Richard: An Almana
1737.00274 Appointed Postmaster of P
1751.00274 Book on Electricity Publi
1752.00274 Famous Kite Experiment
1769.00274 Elected Pres. of Amer. Phi
1776.00274 Declaration of Independ
1778.00274 Treaty of Alliance with Fr
1782.00274 Treaty of Peace with Grea
1783.00274 Sees Montgolfier Brothers
1787.00274 Delegate to Constitution
1790.29569 Dies in Phil. PA (4/17/179
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Excel Timeline Template

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1787
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Events in the Life of Benjamin Franklin

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Title: Events in the Life of Benjamin Franklin

Mo Day
Event
1

17

17

Born in Boston
(1/17/1706)
Apprentices
at
Printing
Moves
to
Shop
London
Opens Printing office in PA
Poor Richard:
An Almanack
Appointed
Postmaster
Book on Electricity Published in London
Famous Kite
Experiment
Elected Pres. of Amer. Phil. Society
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Alliance with France
Treaty of Peace with Great Britain
Sees Montgolfier Brothers 1st to Fly in Balloo
Delegate to Constitutional Convention
Dies in Phil. PA (4/17/1790)

1780

Height
40
-75
50
95
-55
50
20
-50
80
-100
95
-52
50
-30
20

Axis

1800

Label

1706.04928 Born in Boston

(1/17/1706)
1718.00274 Apprentices
Printing
1724.00274 at
Moves
to
Shop
London
1728.00274 Opens Printing office in P
1739.00274 Poor Richard:
Almanack
Appointed
1737.00274 An
1751.00274 Postmaster
Book on Electricity Publi
1752.00274 Famous Kite
1769.00274 Experiment
Elected Pres. of Amer. Phi
1776.00274 Declaration of Independ
1778.00274 Treaty of Alliance with Fr
1782.00274 Treaty of Peace with Grea
1783.00274 Sees Montgolfier Brothers
1787.00274 Delegate to Constitution
1790.29569 Dies in Phil. PA (4/17/179
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Apprentices
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Shop

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Excel Timeline Template

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Duration
Completion
Today

Project Timeline Example

Title: Project Timeline Example

Date
1/3/2013
1/10/2013
1/10/2013
1/10/2013
1/30/2013
1/30/2013
2/9/2013
3/1/2013
3/1/2013

Task
Proposal Due
Funding Granted
1. Main Task
1.1 Subtask
2. Main Task
2.1 Subtask
1.2 Subtask
1.3 Subtask
2.2 Subtask

Today: 5/4/2013

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75
20
68
20
20
20
20

90%
10%

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Completion

Axis

90
74
54
44
-40
-60
34
20
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Label

41277

Proposal Due

41284

Funding Granted

67.5

41284

1. Main Task

41284

1.1 Subtask

6.8

41304

2. Main Task

41304

2.1 Subtask

41314

1.2 Subtask

41334

1.3 Subtask

41334

2.2 Subtask

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7/9/2013
7/19/2013
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2.3 Subtask
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41364

3. Main Task

41364

3.1 Subtask

20

41384

4. Main Task

41384

4.1 Subtask

41394

3.2 Subtask

41414

4.2 Subtask

41424

3.3 Subtask

41444

4.3 Subtask

41444

5. Main Task

41444

5.1 Subtask

41464

6. Main Task

41464

6.1 Subtask

41474

5.2 Subtask

41494

6.2 Subtask

41504

5.3 Subtask

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