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The Life Of Benjamin Franklin

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  • His Birth

    His Birth

    Benjamin Franklin was born.
  • Goes to Philadelphia, obtaining employment in Keimer' printing shop.

    Goes to Philadelphia, obtaining employment in Keimer' printing shop.

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  • Is persuaded by Governor Keith to establish himself independently, and goes to London to buy type; works at his trade there, and publishes "Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain."

    Is persuaded by Governor Keith to establish himself independently, and goes to London to buy type; works at his trade there, and publishes "Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain."

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  • Returns to Philadelphia; after serving as clerk in a dry goods store, becomes manager of Keimer's printing-house.

    Returns to Philadelphia; after serving as clerk in a dry goods store, becomes manager of Keimer's printing-house.

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  • Founds the Junto, or "Leather Apron" Club.

    Founds the Junto, or "Leather Apron" Club.

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  • Marries Deborah Read.

    Marries Deborah Read.

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  • Founds the Philadelphia Library.

    Founds the Philadelphia Library.

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  • Elected to the Assembly; appointed Deputy Postmaster-General; plans a city police.

    Elected to the Assembly; appointed Deputy Postmaster-General; plans a city police.

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  • Invents the open, or "Franklin," stove.

    Invents the open, or "Franklin," stove.

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  • Proposes a plan for an Academy, which is adopted 1749 and develops into the University of Pennsylvania.

    Proposes a plan for an Academy, which is adopted 1749 and develops into the University of Pennsylvania.

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  • Experiments with kite and discovers that ligntning is an electrical discharge

    Experiments with kite and discovers that ligntning is an electrical discharge

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  • Awarded the Copley medal for this discovery, and elected a member of the Royal Society; receives the degree of M.A. from Yale and Harvard. Appointed joint Postmaster-General.

    Awarded the Copley medal for this discovery, and elected a member of the Royal Society; receives the degree of M.A. from Yale and Harvard. Appointed joint Postmaster-General.

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  • Appointed one of the Commissioners from Pennsylvania to the Colonial Congress at Albany; proposes a plan for the union of the colonies.

    Appointed one of the Commissioners from Pennsylvania to the Colonial Congress at Albany; proposes a plan for the union of the colonies.

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  • Receives the degree of LL.D. from Oxford and Edinburgh; returns to America.

    Receives the degree of LL.D. from Oxford and Edinburgh; returns to America.

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  • Placed on the committee to draft a Declaration of Independence; chosen president of the Constitutional Committee of Pennsylvania; sent to France as agent of the colonies.

    Placed on the committee to draft a Declaration of Independence; chosen president of the Constitutional Committee of Pennsylvania; sent to France as agent of the colonies.

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  • His Death

    His Death