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Benjamin Frankin

  • Birth

    Birth
    He was born in Boston MA and was the youngest son of Josiah and Abiah Franklin.
  • School

    School
    Franklin finish his final year of formal schooling.
  • Invention

    Invention
    Invented a pair of swim fins for his hands.
  • Boarding school

    Boarding school
    left his home to go to boarding school
  • Eating Habits

    Eating Habits
    Becomes a Vegetarian
  • Marriage

    Marriage
    Marries Deborah Read
  • Career

    Career
    Continues his printing career by sailing for England
  • Children

    Children
    Birth of his son Francis
  • Invention

    Invention
    Invents the Glass Armonica
  • Autobiography

    Autobiography
    Begins writing his autobiography
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Serves on the comititee who was writing the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence
  • Signing

    Signing
    Signed the Peace Treaty
  • Constitution

    Constitution
    Signs the Constitution
  • Writing

    Writing
    writes anti-slavery treatise
  • Death

    Death
    Died and had a funeral in Philadelphia