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Benjamin Franklin was born on this day. Son of Josiah and Abiah Franklin
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Ben invents swim fins for his hand at just age 10.
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Ben stops eating meat not only because of his distaste for it, but also because he wanted more money to buy books.
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Ben runs away from apprenticeship and goes to work in New York to work as a printer.
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Publishes his first pamphlet "A Dissertation upon Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain"
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Ben opens his own Printing shop in Philly
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Ben marries Deborah Read and has 3 children, William, Sarah, and Francis.
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Ben Published Poor Richards Almanac. It has a Calendar, Weather Forecasts, Poems, And Sayings.
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Ben Invented the Franklin Stove. People were amazed that it worked better than a fireplace.
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Benjamin retires and now spends his time inventing and trying to convince the city to build a school.
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Benjamin starts to experiment with lightning and Figures out that lightning and electricity are the same.
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Ben becomes postmaster of all 13 colonies.
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Deborah dies at 66 from a stroke and Ben doesn't figure it out until he gets back from England
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Ben helps write the Declaration of Independence!
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Ben gets appointed to help John Jay and John Adams make a peace treaty with England
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Ben returns to Philly and is considered a hero for helping to win the war
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Benjamin Franklin dies from old age.
