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Benjamin Franklin

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  • Birth

    Born in Boston, Massachusetts

  • Apprenticeship

    Became apprentice to older brother James

  • Ended Apprenticeship with Brother

    Ran away from apprenticeship to Philadelphia

  • Began Printing Company

    Began his own printing business in Philadelphia

  • Pennsylvania Gazette

    Became owner of the Pennsylvania Gazette

  • Community Organizations in Philadephia

    Helped establish a number of community organizations in Philadephia

  • "Poor Richard's Almanack"

    Began publishing "Poor Richard's Almanack"

  • Postmaster General for the American Colonies

    Appointed by the British government to Postmaster General for the American Colonies

  • Electricty

    Began his famous kite experiment to demonstrate electricity

  • Musical Instrument

    Invented the Glass Armonica along with other inventions

  • Dismissed as Postmaster General for the American Colonies

    Dismissed from the position of Postmaster General for the American Colonies because he was sympathetic to the colonies

  • Postmaster General of the United States

    Appointed Postmaster General of the United States by the Continental Congress

  • Declaration of Independence

    Signed the Declaration of Independence along with other colonists

  • Pennsylvania Delegate to the Constitutional Convention

    Became a Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention

  • Died