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Benjamin Franklins dad was born
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Benjamin Franklin time line
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Benjamin Franklins Brother James Franklin was born.
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Benjamin Franklin was born
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Benjamin Franklin invents swim fins to swim faster.
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Benjamin Franklin Finished formal schoolling.
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Benjamin Franklin worked for his brother James, as a printers apprentice.
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James Franklin starts publishing the courant.
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Writes the Silence Dogood essays.
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Leaves Boston, and ultimately ends up in Philadelphia, were he works as a printer.
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Moves to London. Was originally there to buy printing equipment, but when promised financing fell through, became employed as a printer.
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Publishes " A Dissertation Upon Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain," believed to be his first published pamphlet.
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Moved back to Philadelphia, becoming employed for his sponsor outside of the printing business.
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Opened a printing business with a partner, Hugh Meredith.
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Purchased th Pennsylvania Gazette and became owner/publisher.
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Writes the Busy Body essays.
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Buys out his partner to become sole owner of his printing company.
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Benjamin Franklin and his wife Deborah established common-law marriage
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Founded the first lending library.
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Benjamin franklin had a son named William Franklin
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Publishes the first edition of Poor Richard's Almanack. The publication continues for 25 years and brings Franklin financial success.
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became a Grand Master of a Masonic Lodge.
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Benjamin Franklins brother James Franklin died
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Became clerk of the Pennsylvania Assembly.
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Founded the Union Fire Company.
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Benjamin Franklins son Francis Folger Franklin died of smallpox
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Benjamin appointed the Postmaster of Philadelphia
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Benjamin Franklin invented th Pennsylvania Fireplce, later called the Franklin Stove.
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Proposed starting the University of Pennsylvania
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Benjamin Franklin Founded the American Philosophical Society.
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Benjamin franklin had a daughter named Sarah
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Benjamin Franklins dad died
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Benjamin Franklin intrest in electricity prompts Franklin to work on several experiments.
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Benjamin Franklin publishes the first political cartoon, in a pamphlet called The Plain Truth, about the need for military preparedness.
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Benjamin Franklin retires from the business of printing.
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Benjamin Franklin joins the Pennsylvania milita as a soldier.
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Benjamin Franklin publishes a book titles Experiments and Observations on Electricity.
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Benjamin Franklin conducts an experiment with a kite in a lightning storm which provide evidence to his theory that lightning is related to electricity.
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Benjamin Franklin wrote about the unification of the colonies for the purposes of defense.
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Benjamin Franklin founded the first fire insurance company.
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Benjamin Frankklin is appointed joint Deputy Postmaster of the United States.
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At the Albany Confrence, Benjamin Franklin agin proposes clonial unification.
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Benjamin Franklin invents a new type of street lamp.
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Benjamin Franklins role as a statesman grows as he lives in England as the representative from the Pennsylavania Assembaly and sevral other colonies.
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Benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia
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Benjamin Franklin creates a postal map of thr colonies.
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Benjamin Franklin examined in the house of commons because of his support of the repeal of the stamp act.
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In London, Benjamin Franklin is admonished for his role in the "Hutchinson letteres affair."
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Benjamin Franklin's wife died
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Beanjamin Franklin is elected as a delegate of Pennsylvania to the seconed Continetal Congress.
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Benjamin Franklin is elected Postmaster Gemral of the clonies.
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Benjamin Franklin submits the "Articles of Confederation of the United States.
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Benjamin Franklin leaves for France as a Commissioner of Congress.
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Benjamin Franklin presided over Pennsylvania's Constitutional Convention.
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Benjamin Franklin sighns the Deaclaration of Independence.
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Benjamin Franklin serves on the "Committee of Five" who draft the Declaration of Independence.
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Benjamin Franklin negotiates the "Treaty of Alliance WIth France"
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Benjamin Franklin appointed as Minister to France.
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Benjamin Franklin starts negotiation for peace with the Great Britain. Insists on including France in the treaty.
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Invents the bifocal lens.
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Benjamin Franklin signed the Definitive treaty of peace between great britain and the United States, called the "Paris Peace Treaty," formally ending the American Revolution,
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Benjamin Franklin proposes advancing the clock one hour in summer months to provide more daylight.
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Elected president of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery.
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Benjamin Franklin sighns th Constitution of the United States
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Benjamin Franklin serves as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
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Benjamin Franklin died
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Benjamin Franklins daughter Sarah died
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Benjamin Franklin's son William died.
