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Ben Franklin's Birth
Benjamin Franklin was born in his house on January 17, 1706 on
Milk street in Boston, Massachusetts. -
Great Inventions
He made many inventions including swim fins, the lightning rod, glass armonica and bifoccals. -
Ben's Kite Experiment
This experiment showed that lightning is electricity. This is how he came up with the idea for the lightning rod. -
Ben goes to France
Ben was elected by Congress to go to France to convince the French to aid the American army in the Revolutionary War. -
Ben signs the Constitution
Ben helps write and signs the Constitution and convinced others to sign too. -
Ben Franklin's Death
He dies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 84.
