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Benjamin Franklin

Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...

Timeline of Events

1752

2.11.1752

Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, is opened by Benjamin Franklin.

6.15.1752

Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity.

1775

4.14.1775

The first abolition society in North America is established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.

1776

6.11.1776

The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.

10.26.1776

Benjamin Franklin departs from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution.

1995

9.27.1995

The Government of the United States unveils the first of its redesigned bank notes with the $100 bill featuring a larger portrait of Benjamin Franklin slightly off-center.