Benjamin franklin

Benjamin Franklin

By Nicole_Kraft

  • Birth

    Birth
    Benjamin Franklin is born.

  • Moves from Boston to Philadelphia

    Moves from Boston to Philadelphia
    Ben Franklin ran away from home in Boston to Philadelphia. He moved to London in 1724 but came back to Philadelphia in 1726.

  • Begins to publish Pennsylvania Gazette

    Begins to publish Pennsylvania Gazette

  • married

    married
    Ben Franklin is married to Deborah.

  • birth of son

    Francis Folger Franklin is born.

  • Franklin publishes "Poor Richards Almanac".

    Franklin publishes "Poor Richards Almanac".

  • daughter born

    daughter born
    Sarah Franklin Bach is born

  • Kite experiment

    Kite experiment
    Franklin finds out that lightning is electricity

  • Signed the Declaration of Independence

    Signed the Declaration of Independence
    Helped created the United States.

  • Negotiates and signs Treaty of Alliance with France

    Negotiates and signs Treaty of Alliance with France
    Created a military alliance with France against Great Britain.

  • Invents bifocals

    Invents bifocals

  • Constitution

    Constitution
    Ben Franklin signed the Constitution to create the government of the United States.

  • Ben died

    Benjaman Fraklin died at age 84.

  • Sons Of Ben

    Sons Of Ben
    The Philidelphia Union Soocer Club named its supporter group "Sons Of Ben".