Benjamin Franklin Timeline

Timeline created by JesseUtt32 in Biography

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/01/1720	Bens Brother	Benjamins brother started a newspaper called the "New England Courant."
01/01/1721	Printing Press	Benjamin started working for his brother by printing off the sheets, composing the types, and delivering the paper.
01/01/1723	Contributing Articles	Benjamin wrote articles to be printed in his brothers paper as anonymous.
01/01/1733	Hard Time	Bens brother goes to prison because he angered the government with an article he wrote.
02/01/1733	Ben Takes Over	Ben takes over the newspaper after his brother goes to jail.
01/01/1735	Brothers Fight	Bens brother runs Ben out of town after he got out of jail because they weren't getting along.
01/01/1735	Looking For Work	Ben Arrives at Boston and starts job hunting.
01/01/1737	Off To Boston	Ben starts his journey to Boston to find work.
01/01/1738	Making Friends	Ben talks to a guy in Boston about getting a job as a printing press but there aren't any openings. Ben hears of a job in Philadelphia so he heads out.
01/01/1740	Arriving in Philadelphia	Ben gets to Philadelphia and tries to start his career.
01/01/1745	Improving Himself	Ben decides to stop sinning and writes a book about how to be a good Christian and make up for all of your mistakes.