Ben Franklin

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  • Born in Boston

    Born in Boston

  • Invents a pair of swim fins for his hands

    Invents a pair of swim fins for his hands

  • Apprenticed to his brother James, a printer.

    Apprenticed to his brother James, a printer.

  • Moved away from home into a boarding house

    Moved away from home into a boarding house

  • Becomes "a thorough Deist"

    Becomes "a thorough Deist"

  • Runs away from apprenticeship, goes to New York and then to Philadelphia, where he gains employment as a printer.

    Runs away from apprenticeship, goes to New York and then to Philadelphia, where he gains employment as a printer.

  • Franklin works as a bookkeeper and shopkeeper in a store which sells imported clothes and hardware.

    Franklin works as a bookkeeper and shopkeeper in a store which sells imported clothes and hardware.

  • establishes a Philadelphia printing partnership with Hugh Meredith and composes "Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion"

    establishes a Philadelphia printing partnership with Hugh Meredith and composes "Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion"

  • Elected the official printer for Pennsylvania

    Elected the official printer for Pennsylvania

  • Birth of his son Francis Folger

    Birth of his son Francis Folger

  • Named Clerk of the PA Assembly

    Named Clerk of the PA Assembly

  • Appointed Postmaster of Philadelphia

    Appointed Postmaster of Philadelphia

  • Conducts kite experiment

    Conducts kite experiment

  • He becomes president of the Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery

    He becomes president of the Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery

  • Dies in Philadelphia at the age of 84

    Dies in Philadelphia at the age of 84