Benjamin Franklin
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HorsiehorseHere are some quotations suggested by our contributors: [Beware, however, that some sayings were uttered at various times and in...
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A few key events in my mind are: his being sent to work for his brother his marriage his kite and key experiment his son...
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cleaning the toilets
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20000000001 BC when television and I was born(Matt)
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Franklin believed that government of the few was open to tyranny and corruption. In order to protect the rights of the colonists...
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According to reports of the time, yes, he was.
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yes he was a model for diplomacy.
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benjamin franklin's wife's name was deborah read rogers
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neither
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He is considered a great American among many others like the patrion of the American time. He is said to be those things because...
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It's hard to tell because there was no diary. If he was he probably hid his sickness.
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William Franklin = Mary Johnson d'Evelin
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No. He's old and dead. I am though(;
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i think it is 1,000 i am not sure yet so it is probably 100 lighting rod skylander there in the world.
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AnswerGeorge Washington, the first President of the USA.Note that every modern US bill has identifying captions under the...
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He invented the fire station and the library. He invented the fire station and the library.
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No. Franklin was a long-time minister of commerce between the colonies and France.
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He didn't ! Alexander-Graham Bell did !!!
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- As a child, he was yanked from school by his father to work for his tempermental brother because the family needed money. -...
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Ben Franklin was a supporter of the American Revolution meaning that he wanted freedom from england
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Answerbecause the different characteristics of the colonies made cooperation difficult. The congress took his plan but the...
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Eagles had long been associated with empire, a form of government he was strongly against.In addition, Benjamin Franklin felt the...
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I would hire him to teach me common sense.
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buying bread.
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George Washington, Deborah Franklin, Abigail adams, william penn, thomas jefferson this list could go on and on but you get the...
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invented glasses ;)
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Between the time of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans, Benjamin Franklin prepared a speech, which his colleague James Wilson...
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Obviously--I mean afterall he founded the first American Public Library in Philadelphia, as well as writing Poor Richard's...
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Benjamin Franklin was an American, born in Boston in 1706.
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Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 and died on April 17, 1790. Benjamin Franklin would have been 84 years old at the...
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He was the colonies' ambassador to France and convinced the French government to fight alongside the Americans against the...
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Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 and died on April 17, 1790. If you want more information on Benjamin Franklin, I...
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AnswerBenjamin Franklin did not invent the odometer. He invented the BANANA! And loved two girls with all his heart, named...
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Deborah Read (February 14, 1708 - December 24, 1774) was the spouse of Benjamin Franklin, a prominent inventor, printer, thinker,...
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Benjamin Franklin loved reading.
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No all he did was take a huge dump on everyone cuse he was so full of crap
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Benjamin Franklin was 46 years old when he invented electricity.
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Electricity is a physical property of matter and therefore has existed long before Benjamin Franklin. Franklin (with his risky...
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Yes, because he disowned one of his sons ' William', and he worked for a fire department. Franklin also serves as a model for...
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Ben Franklin died April 17, 1790. We learned in history that he died of a respiratory disease.
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More clearly identified as a Deist, he did maintain a pew at Pholadephia Presbyterian church which he supported financially.
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he did many things that helped the people then and the people now. for instance, he helped out in making the colonies free from...
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it was starting to get cold in other houses and his own so he envented it
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It seems unlikely that Benjamin Franklin was homosexual, but you cant always judge a book by its cover so its would it be easy to...
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yes, he loved animals and gave his grandchildren several.
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ben Franklin had sex with edwardo
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Society today: He invented many things and discovered many things (like Electricty!!) Soceiety back then: he was wealthy from...
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he invented the lightening rod because he had allready experimented by flying a kite in the rain and with a key on the string...
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Ben Franklin invented 9 things. He invented bifocals, lightning rod, Glass Harmonica, library chair, swim fins, the long reach...
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Benjamin Franklin had 17 brothers and sisters and was the 3rd youngest. =17 brothers and 17 sisters? =34 siblings? please...
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See the related link below.
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I think he was responsible for the Fire Dept, Police Dept, Post Office, Library and others.
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'''''He proved equality.'''''
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Benjamin Franklin experimented with optics and is said to have invented bifocals. He is generally given this credit in...
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Benjamin Franklin was never president of the United States.
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No, Benjamin Franklin was not known for writing 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. 'Uncle Tom's Cabins' was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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His political views and philosophies were probably the most important things for him.
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He used logos. Which is a form of using logic and facts to make a statment. He also used some rhetorical questions but not many....
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It really depends on a lot of factors. However, because of the proliferation of counterfeit stamps, due to the printing...
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well he is very smart 100% on every thing and he was wouth more than 100 but he was a presindent of usa and every presindent...
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Born: 17 January 1706 Died: 17 April 1790
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No one would know that for sure, but Edgar Allen Poe did. He did some of his best work while on Cocaine. Answer No.
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The record on this event is imperfect as the earliest record of it is from fifteen years later, but it appears to have happened...
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Franklin had three children, William (1731-1813), Francis Folger (1732-1736), and Sarah (Sally) (1743-1808).
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When ben Franklin got shocked the people thought that he was just another person who got shocked. Just like when Alexander Gram...
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Ben Franklin, while the inventor of many things, did not invent DST. G.V. Hudson first invented and promoted modern DST in 1895,...
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1784.
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Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706.
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what document did ben Franklin sign on July 4 ,1776
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plz...........give me an instant answer about the example of anecdote of Benjamin panlilio.......:(
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yes because Pennsylvania is such a large state
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He said that he could not be sure that this was not the best solution and he could think of no better thing and the the one thing...
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Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706.
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He said that fish and guests begin to stink after three days.
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Scott #1 You can purchase a used copy for $700 and an unused one for about $4,000. Selling to a dealer, you could probably get...
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He was born in Boston, Massachusetts
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his middle name was luke his full name is benjaman luke Franklin
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Ben Franklin attended the constitutional convection as governor.
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He Was A Scientist Anyway
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Updated: 1830 bust-type half dollars are about average in rarity for that series.Numismedia lists the following approximate...
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benjamen franklen died of old age. he conclued U.S. freedom and independence.
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