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1718 BCE
Benjamin Franklin
Appointed as an apprentice for his brother’s printing press. -
1706 BCE
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was born. -
Benjamin Franklin
He asked his dad for a loan to start a printing press, but his father said no, so he ran away to Philadelphia to become a printer. -
Benjamin Franklin
Wrote to Deborah Read asking her to marry him. -
Benjamin Franklin
Officially married to Deborah Read. -
Benjamin Franklin
His son Francis Folger Franklin was born. -
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin returned to Philadelphia and was selected to serve as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress. -
Benjamin Franklin
He died at age 84. 20,000 people attended his funeral.
